Empty in Chinese (Mandarin): 空 (kōng)

Use it in a sentence

The characters in 空

• 空

  Empty; also the sky. 穴 (a hole) is on top.

  8 strokes

First tone. 空 is also the sky: 天空 (tiānkōng). Read kòng, it means free time: 有空吗？ (yǒu kòng ma?).

More examples with 空

• 杯子空了。

  Bēizi kōng le.

  The cup is empty.

• 这个盒子是空的。

  這個盒子是空的。

  Zhège hézi shì kōng de.

  This box is empty.

How to write 空 in Chinese

Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.