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Pictograph of two hands holding up a vessel.
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共 originally depicted two hands holding up a vessel, a pictograph of offering or sharing. The bottom part 廾 (gǒng) represents the hands, and the top part is the vessel. Its earliest meaning was to offer respectfully or to supply, which later branched into the related character 供 (gōng). The primary meaning then shifted to sharing, commonality, and collective action, reflecting joint effort and mutual participation. Today, 共 is widely used for concepts of totality, togetherness, and shared attributes.
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我们共同打扫房间。
公共汽车很拥挤。
他们共度了美好时光。
中国共产党领导中国。
我们共享一辆自行车。
这些水果共计十公斤。
两种文化可以共存。
尽管观点不同，但他们共商国是，寻求共识。
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