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Cómo se pronuncia el carácter chino 空 en varios idiomas

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“El carácter chino “空” se pronuncia “kōng” en mandarín, “hung” en cantonés, “gong” en coreano y “sora” en japonés.”
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Confidence: High Checked on October 18, 2026

Summary

In Mandarin the character 空 is pronounced “kōng”. In Cantonese it is pronounced “hung” (hung1). In Korean the Sino‑Korean reading is “gong”. In Japanese the native kun‑reading is “sora”. All these pronunciations are correct.

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  • 空 - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    空 (Kangxi radical 116, 穴+3, 8 strokes, Cangjie input 十金一 (JCM), four-corner 30101, composition ⿱穴工) · Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *kʰoːŋ, *kʰoːŋs): semantic 穴 (“cave, hole”) + phonetic 工 (OC *koːŋ)

studycli.org
  • The 6 Types of Chinese Characters Explained (六书) | CLI

    The characters 考 (kǎo; to test) and 老 (lǎo; old) are considered 转注 characters because they were once interchangeable before their meanings drifted apart over time. 窍 (qiào; hole) and 空 (kōng; emptiness) show a similar pattern ...

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