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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
孔 kǒng	孔 \| 孔* \| *孔	hole / CL: 個｜个 / classifier for cave dwellings	HSK 6


孔 Kǒng	孔 \| 孔* \| *孔	surname Kong


钻孔 zuānkǒng	钻孔 \| 钻孔* \| *钻孔	to bore a hole / to drill / drilled hole	鑽孔


面孔 miànkǒng	面孔 \| 面孔* \| *面孔	face


孔洞 kǒngdòng	孔洞 \| 孔洞* \| *孔洞	small hole in an object


孔子 Kǒngzǐ	孔子 \| 孔子* \| *孔子	Confucius (551-479 BC), Chinese thinker and social philosopher, also known as 孔夫子


孔雀 kǒngquè	孔雀 \| 孔雀* \| *孔雀	peacock


孔隙 kǒngxì	孔隙 \| 孔隙* \| *孔隙	pore (geology)


圆孔 yuánkǒng	圆孔 \| 圆孔* \| *圆孔	round hole	圓孔


孔径 kǒngjìng	孔径 \| 孔径* \| *孔径	diameter of hole	孔徑


孔德 Kǒngdé	孔德 \| 孔德* \| *孔德	Auguste Comte (1798-1857), French philosopher


针孔 zhēnkǒng	针孔 \| 针孔* \| *针孔	pinhole	針孔


毛孔 máokǒng	毛孔 \| 毛孔* \| *毛孔	pore


孔融让梨 Kǒng Róngrànglí	孔融让梨 \| 孔融让梨* \| *孔融让梨	Kong Rong giving up pears, classic moral story about Kong Rong 孔融 picking up smaller pears while leaving the bigger ones to his older brothers, still used nowadays to educate the young on courtesy and modesty	孔融讓梨


穿孔 chuānkǒng	穿孔 \| 穿孔* \| *穿孔	to punch or bore a hole / to perforate / perforation


气孔 qìkǒng	气孔 \| 气孔* \| *气孔	air-bubble / pore / stoma	氣孔


千疮百孔 qiānchuāngbǎikǒng	千疮百孔 \| 千疮百孔* \| *千疮百孔	see 百孔千瘡｜百孔千疮	千瘡百孔


孔子学院 Kǒngzǐ Xuéyuàn	孔子学院 \| 孔子学院* \| *孔子学院	Confucius Institute, organization established internationally by the PRC, promoting Chinese language and culture	孔子學院


插孔 chākǒng	插孔 \| 插孔* \| *插孔	jack / socket


扩孔 kuòkǒng	扩孔 \| 扩孔* \| *扩孔	to widen a tube / to ream (i.e. widen a hole)	擴孔


孔庙 Kǒngmiào	孔庙 \| 孔庙* \| *孔庙	Confucian temple	孔廟


瞳孔 tóngkǒng	瞳孔 \| 瞳孔* \| *瞳孔	pupil (of eye)


排气孔 páiqìkǒng	排气孔 \| 排气孔* \| *排气孔	an air vent / a ventilation shaft	排氣孔


脸孔 liǎnkǒng	脸孔 \| 脸孔* \| *脸孔	face	臉孔


孔眼 kǒngyǎn	孔眼 \| 孔眼* \| *孔眼	hole (e.g. of sieve or colander)


孔教 Kǒngjiào	孔教 \| 孔教* \| *孔教	Teaching of Confucius / Confucianism


鼻孔 bíkǒng	鼻孔 \| 鼻孔* \| *鼻孔	nostril / CL: 隻｜只


孔明 Kǒngmíng	孔明 \| 孔明* \| *孔明	courtesy name of Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮｜诸葛亮


孔门 Kǒngmén	孔门 \| 孔门* \| *孔门	Confucius' school (i.e. his direct disciples)	孔門


孔融 Kǒng Róng	孔融 \| 孔融* \| *孔融	Kong Rong (153-208), poet of the Three Kingdoms period


七孔 qīkǒng	七孔 \| 七孔* \| *七孔	the seven apertures of the human head: 2 eyes, 2 ears, 2 nostrils, 1 mouth


祭孔 jì Kǒng	祭孔 \| 祭孔* \| *祭孔	to offer sacrifices to Confucius


孔林 Kǒnglín	孔林 \| 孔林* \| *孔林	the Confucius family mausoleum at Qufu 曲阜, rebuilt and extended by every dynasty


孔道 kǒngdào	孔道 \| 孔道* \| *孔道	opening providing access / the teaching of Confucius


方孔钱 fāngkǒngqián	方孔钱 \| 方孔钱* \| *方孔钱	round coin with a square hole in the middle, used in former times in China	方孔錢


孔明灯 kǒngmíngdēng	孔明灯 \| 孔明灯* \| *孔明灯	sky lantern (miniature hot-air balloon used during festivals)	孔明燈


孔孟 Kǒng Mèng	孔孟 \| 孔孟* \| *孔孟	Confucius and Mencius


通风孔 tōngfēngkǒng	通风孔 \| 通风孔* \| *通风孔	air vent / louvre	通風孔


锁孔 suǒkǒng	锁孔 \| 锁孔* \| *锁孔	keyhole	鎖孔


打孔器 dǎkǒngqì	打孔器 \| 打孔器* \| *打孔器	hole puncher


排水孔 páishuǐkǒng	排水孔 \| 排水孔* \| *排水孔	plughole / drainage hole


通气孔 tōngqìkǒng	通气孔 \| 通气孔* \| *通气孔	an airvent / a louvre / airflow orifice	通氣孔


网孔 wǎngkǒng	网孔 \| 网孔* \| *网孔	mesh	網孔


曲阜孔庙 Qūfù Kǒngmiào	曲阜孔庙 \| 曲阜孔庙* \| *曲阜孔庙	temple to Confucius in his hometown Qufu	曲阜孔廟


孔武 kǒngwǔ	孔武 \| 孔武* \| *孔武	(literary) valorous


孔尚任 Kǒng Shàngrèn	孔尚任 \| 孔尚任* \| *孔尚任	Kong Shangren (1648-1718), Qing dramatist and poet, author of The Peach Blossom Fan 桃花扇


槽孔 cáokǒng	槽孔 \| 槽孔* \| *槽孔	slot / groove / slotted hole


齿孔 chǐkǒng	齿孔 \| 齿孔* \| *齿孔	perforations (on a postage stamp)	齒孔


孔颖达 Kǒng Yǐngdá	孔颖达 \| 孔颖达* \| *孔颖达	Kong Yingda (574-648), Confucian scholar	孔穎達


一孔之见 yīkǒngzhījiàn	一孔之见 \| 一孔之见* \| *一孔之见	partial view / limited outlook	一孔之見


孔圣人 Kǒngshèngrén	孔圣人 \| 孔圣人* \| *孔圣人	the Sage Confucius	孔聖人


桶孔 tǒngkǒng	桶孔 \| 桶孔* \| *桶孔	bunghole


多孔动物 duōkǒngdòngwù	多孔动物 \| 多孔动物* \| *多孔动物	Porifera (phylum of sponges)	多孔動物


孔子家语 Kǒngzǐ Jiāyǔ	孔子家语 \| 孔子家语* \| *孔子家语	The School Sayings of Confucius, a supplement to the Analects / abbr. to 家語｜家语	孔子家語


弹孔 dànkǒng	弹孔 \| 弹孔* \| *弹孔	bullet hole	彈孔


孔穴 kǒngxué	孔穴 \| 孔穴* \| *孔穴	aperture / hole / cavity


吹孔 chuīkǒng	吹孔 \| 吹孔* \| *吹孔	(of a musical instrument) blow hole


洞孔 dòngkǒng	洞孔 \| 洞孔* \| *洞孔	hole


孔孟之道 Kǒng Mèngzhīdào	孔孟之道 \| 孔孟之道* \| *孔孟之道	the teaching of Confucius and Mencius


孔殷 kǒngyīn	孔殷 \| 孔殷* \| *孔殷	urgent / numerous


膜孔 mókǒng	膜孔 \| 膜孔* \| *膜孔	hole in the body of a musical instrument, covered with a membrane which produces a buzzing tone


微孔膜 wēikǒngmó	微孔膜 \| 微孔膜* \| *微孔膜	microporous membrane


绿孔雀 lǜkǒngquè	绿孔雀 \| 绿孔雀* \| *绿孔雀	(bird species of China) green peafowl (Pavo muticus)	綠孔雀


毛细孔 máoxìkǒng	毛细孔 \| 毛细孔* \| *毛细孔	pore	毛細孔


十七孔桥 Shíqīkǒng Qiáo	十七孔桥 \| 十七孔桥* \| *十七孔桥	Seventeen-Arch Bridge in the Summer Palace 頤和園｜颐和园, Beijing	十七孔橋


多孔动物门 duōkǒngdòngwùmén	多孔动物门 \| 多孔动物门* \| *多孔动物门	(zoology) phylum Porifera (sponges)	多孔動物門


孔雀河 Kǒngquè Hé	孔雀河 \| 孔雀河* \| *孔雀河	Peacock River in Xinjiang


孔丛子 Kǒngcóngzǐ	孔丛子 \| 孔丛子* \| *孔丛子	the K'ung family Masters' anthology, collection of dialogues between Confucius and his disciples, possibly forged in third century by Wang Su 王肅｜王肃	孔叢子


孔斯贝格 Kǒngsībèigé	孔斯贝格 \| 孔斯贝格* \| *孔斯贝格	Kongsberg (city in Norway)	孔斯貝格


孔雀女 kǒngquènǚ	孔雀女 \| 孔雀女* \| *孔雀女	(Internet slang) spoiled city girl from a rich family


无孔不钻 wúkǒngbùzuān	无孔不钻 \| 无孔不钻* \| *无孔不钻	lit. leave no hole undrilled (idiom); to latch on to every opportunity	無孔不鑽


孔东 kǒngdōng	孔东 \| 孔东* \| *孔东	condom (loanword) / see 安全套	孔東


孔雀座 Kǒngquèzuò	孔雀座 \| 孔雀座* \| *孔雀座	Pavo (constellation)


打孔钻 dǎkǒngzuàn	打孔钻 \| 打孔钻* \| *打孔钻	auger / drill	打孔鑽


基孔肯雅热 jīkǒngkěnyǎrè	基孔肯雅热 \| 基孔肯雅热* \| *基孔肯雅热	chikungunya fever	基孔肯雅熱


汗毛孔 hànmáokǒng	汗毛孔 \| 汗毛孔* \| *汗毛孔	sweat pore


百孔千疮 bǎikǒngqiānchuāng	百孔千疮 \| 百孔千疮* \| *百孔千疮	heavily damaged / (fig.) full of holes / riddled with problems	百孔千瘡


孔方兄 kǒngfāngxiōng	孔方兄 \| 孔方兄* \| *孔方兄	(coll., humorous) money (so named because in former times, Chinese coins had a square hole in the middle)


监视孔 jiānshìkǒng	监视孔 \| 监视孔* \| *监视孔	peephole	監視孔


汗孔 hànkǒng	汗孔 \| 汗孔* \| *汗孔	sweat pore


一鼻孔出气 yībíkǒngchūqì	一鼻孔出气 \| 一鼻孔出气* \| *一鼻孔出气	lit. to breathe through the same nostril (idiom); fig. two people say exactly the same thing (usually derog.) / to sing from the same hymn sheet	一鼻孔出氣


护孔环 hùkǒnghuán	护孔环 \| 护孔环* \| *护孔环	(Tw) grommet	護孔環


九孔 jiǔkǒng	九孔 \| 九孔* \| *九孔	abalone (Haliotis diversicolor)


孔乙己 Kǒng Yǐjǐ	孔乙己 \| 孔乙己* \| *孔乙己	Kong Yiji, protagonist of short story by Lu Xun 魯迅｜鲁迅


溢流孔 yìliúkǒng	溢流孔 \| 溢流孔* \| *溢流孔	bleed hole / overflow pipe / spill vent


心孔 xīnkǒng	心孔 \| 心孔* \| *心孔	see 心竅｜心窍


栉孔扇贝 zhìkǒngshànbèi	栉孔扇贝 \| 栉孔扇贝* \| *栉孔扇贝	Farrer's scallop (Chlamys farreri), aka Chinese scallop	櫛孔扇貝


针孔摄影机 zhēnkǒngshèyǐngjī	针孔摄影机 \| 针孔摄影机* \| *针孔摄影机	pinhole camera (for espionage, voyeurism etc)	針孔攝影機


孔夫子 Kǒngfūzǐ	孔夫子 \| 孔夫子* \| *孔夫子	Confucius (551-479 BC), Chinese thinker and social philosopher, also known as 孔子


九孔螺 jiǔkǒngluó	九孔螺 \| 九孔螺* \| *九孔螺	see 九孔


锚链孔 máoliànkǒng	锚链孔 \| 锚链孔* \| *锚链孔	hawsehole (small hole for anchor cable or hawser in the side of ship)	錨鏈孔


圣贤孔子鸟 shèngxián Kǒngzǐniǎo	圣贤孔子鸟 \| 圣贤孔子鸟* \| *圣贤孔子鸟	Confuciusornis sanctus (Jurassic fossil bird)	聖賢孔子鳥


灰孔雀雉 huīkǒngquèzhì	灰孔雀雉 \| 灰孔雀雉* \| *灰孔雀雉	(bird species of China) grey peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron bicalcaratum)


海南孔雀雉 Hǎinánkǒngquèzhì	海南孔雀雉 \| 海南孔雀雉* \| *海南孔雀雉	(bird species of China) Hainan peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron katsumatae)


孔丘 Kǒng Qiū	孔丘 \| 孔丘* \| *孔丘	Confucius


泄殖肛孔 xièzhígāngkǒng	泄殖肛孔 \| 泄殖肛孔* \| *泄殖肛孔	cloaca (of bird or reptile)


多孔 duōkǒng	多孔 \| 多孔* \| *多孔	porous


多孔性 duōkǒngxìng	多孔性 \| 多孔性* \| *多孔性	porous / having many holes (e.g. filter gauze or sieve)


孔版印刷 kǒngbǎnyìnshuā	孔版印刷 \| 孔版印刷* \| *孔版印刷	screen printing


孔武有力 kǒngwǔyǒulì	孔武有力 \| 孔武有力* \| *孔武有力	courageous and strong (idiom) / Herculean (physique etc)

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