shared; together; total; altogether
共 shows hands raising one thing together: 共同 'together' and 一共 'altogether'.
GF0025–2021 character list · 二级WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
ZDIC: 象形 — an old picture of two hands raising one object together. The modern shape writes a cross-piece top over 八; the pieces are shown as visual aids without assigning which stroke was which hand.
WHOLE CHARACTER
shared; together; total; altogether
共 shows hands raising one thing together: 共同 'together' and 一共 'altogether'.
ZDIC: 象形 — an old picture of two hands raising one object together. The modern shape writes a cross-piece top over 八; the pieces are shown as visual aids without assigning which stroke was which hand.
TOP: THE RAISED CROSS-PIECE (VISUAL)
Notice this part of the shape; it is not taught as a separate word in this lesson.
In 共: top: the raised cross-piece (visual) Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
BOTTOM: THE TWO STROKES UNDER IT (VISUAL)
eight
Standalone meaning is kept separate from its role in other characters.
In 共: bottom: the two strokes under it (visual) Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
Old equivalences listed in the ZDIC header; not modern common readings.
No common modern word is offered for this reading; the dictionary sense remains in Sources.
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