Stroke order for 空

kōng/
kòng
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Basic Meaning

adj
Often used to describe objects without contents or ideas lacking substance, e.g., 空话 (empty talk).
empty; hollow; unrealistic
不包含什么;里面没有东西或没有内容;不切实际的。
Words:
空话空谈空箱子空想空碗
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
Sentences:
  1. (zhè)(ge)(xiāng)(zi)(shì)(kōng)(de)()(miàn)(méi)(yǒu)(dōng)西(xi)
    This box is empty; there's nothing inside.
  2. ()(shuō)(le)(hěn)(duō)(kōng)(huà)(méi)(yǒu)(shí)()(xíng)(dòng)
    He said a lot of empty talk without any real action.
n
Refers to the physical sky or general space, commonly seen in compound words like 天空.
sky; space
天空;空间。
Words:
晴空天空当空领空长空
Sentences:
  1. (jīn)(tiān)(de)(tiān)(kōng)(hěn)(lán)(méi)(yǒu)(yún)
    The sky is very blue today, with no clouds.
  2. (fēi)()(zài)(tiān)(kōng)(zhōng)(fēi)(xíng)
    The airplane is flying in the sky.
adv
Used as an adverb to indicate actions that yield no results, often in negative contexts.
in vain; fruitlessly
无着落,无成效,无结果。
Words:
空忙空欢喜
Sentences:
  1. ()(kōng)(máng)(le)()(tiān)(shén)(me)()(méi)(zuò)(chéng)
    He busied himself in vain all day and accomplished nothing.
  2. ()(men)(kōng)(huān)()(le)()(chǎng)()(sài)()(xiāo)(le)
    We rejoiced in vain; the match was canceled.
adj
Describes absence or lack, often in idioms or formal expressions.
lacking; without
没有。
Words:
目空一切人财两空
Sentences:
  1. ()()(kōng)()(qiè)()()(bié)(rén)(fàng)(zài)(yǎn)()
    He looks down on everything and doesn't regard others.
  2. ()(chǎng)(shì)()(dǎo)(zhì)(rén)(cái)(liǎng)(kōng)
    That accident resulted in loss of both lives and property.

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