共享 (gòng xiǎng) — to share (with others)

Definition

Used for shared resources, facilities, or rights (共享经济 'sharing economy'). Compared to 分享, it focuses on joint access rather than personal stories or feelings.

verb
to share (with others)

Examples

  • 共享。
    Wǒ men kě yǐ gòng xiǎng zhè xiē xué xí zī liào.
    We can share these study materials.
  • 共享。
    gòng xiǎng Jīng jì zài zhōng guó fā zhǎn dé hěn kuài.
    The sharing economy is developing very fast in China.
  • 共享。
    Tā men yuàn yì gòng xiǎng zì jǐ de chéng gōng jīng yàn.
    They are willing to share their own successful experiences.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

共gòngtogether

共 (together) and 享 (enjoy) combine to mean enjoy together.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 廾廾gǒngtwo hands
  • 口口kǒuan object

共 shows 廾, two hands, holding up an object. That object was written 口 and later became the 廿-like top.

Open 共 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

享 was a drawing of an ancestral shrine.

Open 享 →

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