HSK 3 · Shapes & Forms

工夫

gōng fu

time; effort

Stroke order of 工夫

2 characters, 7 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

工 · 3 strokes夫 · 4 strokes

Memory trick

Work 工 done by a man 夫 takes time and effort.

Parts: 工 work + 夫 man

Example sentence

我今天没工夫去商店。

I have no time to go to the store today.

Words with 工

工作work; job; to work 工人worker 打工to do odd jobs; to work part-time 员工employee; staff 职工staff; workers 工程师engineer 工资wages; salary 工具tool 人工artificial; manual 工业industry 工厂factory 加工to process

Words with 夫

丈夫husband 大夫doctor 功夫kung fu; skill

More words: Shapes & Forms

形状shape 形式form 方式way; manner 内容content 内inside; within 空empty; sky 空儿free time 充满to be full of 丰富rich; abundant 富rich 普遍common; widespread 普及to popularize; widespread 广大vast; broad

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