公 |
gōng zhī | public intellectual (sometimes used derogatorily) (abbr. for 公共知识分子) |
公 |
gōng | public / collectively owned / common / international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) / make public / fair / just / Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in-law / male (animal) |
知 |
zhī | to know / to be aware |