| 公 | gōng mǎ | male horse / stallion / stud | 
| 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) | 
| 马 | Mǎ | surname Ma / abbr. for Malaysia 马来西亚 | 
| 马 | mǎ | horse / CL:匹 / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess |