200) 工

gong

work

Symbolizes a tool used to make things or while performing sacrifice – work in general.

red; revolutionary

thread 纟 [sī] + tool/work 工²⁰⁰[gōng]

The Chinese dyed fabric or threads (纟) and this character meaning ‘red’ gets its pronunciation from “工.”

200a) 江

jiang

river

water 氵²⁰²[shuǐ] + work 工 [gōng]

Small streams (氵) come together to form (工) a large river.

200wx) 穴

xue

200w-142b*) 空 / 空白

kong / kong bai

in vain; air / void

cave 穴 [xué] + tool/work 工²⁰⁰[gōng]

An empty cave (穴) dug out with tools (工). A void is only filled with air.