空U+7A7A8 STROKES
Entry·pron. kōng
ㄎㄨㄥ
“empty; vacant; unoccupied; air; sky; space; in vain; to empty; leisure; free time; bare; deserted; vast; high”
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- 空間ㄎㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄢspace; room; (fig.) scope; leeway; (astronomy) outer space; (physics, math.) space
- 空氣ㄎㄨㄥ ㄑㄧˋair; the gaseous mixture surrounding Earth, mainly nitrogen and oxygen; atmosphere; mood or ambiance of a situation; unconfirmed rumors or public talk.
- 航空ㄏㄤˊ ㄎㄨㄥaviation; air transport; the operation of aircraft for carrying people or goods.
- 天空ㄊㄧㄢ ㄎㄨㄥsky; the expanse above the earth where the sun, moon, and stars appear.
- 空中ㄎㄨㄥ ㄓㄨㄥin the sky; in the air; aerial; midair
- 時空ㄕˊ ㄎㄨㄥtime and space; a particular era and its world; (physics) space-time.
- 空軍ㄎㄨㄥ ㄐㄩㄣair force; (slang, Taiwan) to fail to catch anything while fishing; to get skunked
- 空汙ㄎㄨㄥ ㄨair pollution; smog; airborne contaminants in the atmosphere; (Taiwan) often used for fine particulate matter and haze.
- 太空ㄊㄞˋ ㄎㄨㄥouter space; the region beyond Earth's atmosphere.
- 空地ㄎㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄧˋvacant land; open space; an unused or unoccupied piece of ground.
- 空白ㄎㄨㄥˋ ㄅㄞˊblank space on a form or document; an empty or unfilled area; a gap or void; a state of emptiness or nothingness
- 空檔ㄎㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄤˇa gap or interval between events; free time or an opening in one's schedule; (fig.) a market gap; (automotive) neutral gear position when a car is stopped
- 空調ㄎㄨㄥ ㄊㄧㄠˊair conditioning; air conditioner (unit that cools or heats indoor air)
- 有空ㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄥto have free time; to have time to do something; to be available
- 上空ㄕㄤˋ ㄎㄨㄥthe sky above a place; airspace; (Taiwan) topless
- 空前ㄎㄨㄥ ㄑㄧㄢˊunprecedented; having no previous example; unmatched in history; surpassing all prior instances
- 高空ㄍㄠ ㄎㄨㄥhigh altitude; the upper air far above the ground; the sky at great height.
- 空虛ㄎㄨㄥ ㄒㄩhollow; empty; void; lacking substance or meaning; emotionally unfulfilled or lonely.
- 空洞ㄎㄨㄥ ㄉㄨㄥˋcavity; hollow space; empty; lacking substance; vacuous; (of writing, speech) insubstantial, lacking meaningful content
- 星空ㄒㄧㄥ ㄎㄨㄥthe starry sky; the night sky filled with stars; a sky full of stars
- 空襲ㄎㄨㄥ ㄒㄧˊan air raid; an attack carried out by aircraft on targets from the air
- 航空城ㄏㄤˊ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄔㄥˊairport city; a planned urban development centered around an airport; a special economic zone near an airport
- 空海ㄎㄨㄥ ㄏㄞˇJapanese monk; founder of Shingon Buddhism in Japan; also known as Kūkai
- 空服員ㄎㄨㄥ ㄈㄨˊ ㄩㄢˊflight attendant; cabin crew member who serves passengers on an airplane.
- 落空ㄌㄚˋ ㄎㄨㄥˋto come to nothing; to fail to materialize; to be left empty-handed; to fall through; to be unfulfilled.
- 孫悟空ㄙㄨㄣ ㄨˋ ㄎㄨㄥSun Wukong; the Monkey King, a character from the Ming novel Journey to the West; a stone monkey spirit with magical powers who helps the monk Tang Sanzang on a pilgrimage.
- 真空ㄓㄣ ㄎㄨㄥa space with no matter at all; a void; a situation where nothing or no one is present; in Buddhism, the idea that phenomena have no real substance
- 抽空ㄔㄡ ㄎㄨㄥto find time (to do something); to make time in a busy schedule
- 空難ㄎㄨㄥ ㄋㄢˊair crash; aviation accident or incident; disaster caused by an aircraft accident
- 夜空ㄧㄝˋ ㄎㄨㄥthe night sky; the sky at night; the sky as seen after dark.
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