No. 8,304 in Chinese
kong
The Chinese word "kong" (空) means "empty," "hollow," or "void."
In a sentence
天空很蓝。
The sky is very blue.
The term '空' in '天空' means 'sky', representing open space above Earth.
我有空再帮你。
I'll help you when I have free time.
Here, '空' refers to 'free time', indicating availability or leisure.
这个瓶子是空的。
This bottle is empty.
In this sentence, '空' means 'empty' as in containing no items inside.
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