公然 meaning in English

gōngrán

openly; publicly

HSK 7-9adverb16 strokes

Meaning of 公然

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

gōngrán
  1. openly
  2. publicly
  3. undisguised

Stroke order for each character

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公 gōng · public · 4 strokes

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  4. 4

然 rán · certainly · 12 strokes

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  12. 12

Related words

Words that share a character with 公然.

然后ránhòuthen; after that; afterwards
公司gōngsīcompany; firm; corporation
虽然suīránalthough; even though (often used correlatively with 可是[ke3 shi4] or 但是[dan4 shi4] etc)
办公室bàngōngshìoffice; business premises
公平gōngpíngfair; impartial
公园gōngyuánpark (for public recreation)
公里gōnglǐkilometer
公路gōnglùhighway; road
公斤gōngjīnkilogram (kg)
大自然dàzìránnature (the natural world)
忽然hūránsuddenly; all of a sudden
公交车gōngjiāochēpublic transport vehicle; town bus

Questions about 公然

What does 公然 mean?

公然 (gōngrán) means "openly; publicly" and is used as a adverb.

How do you write 公然?

公然 is made of 2 characters: 公 (4 strokes), 然 (12 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.

Is 公然 an HSK word?

Yes. 公然 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.