Hai Collection, Lower Volume
Radical: Dragon (lóng)
龔
Kangxi stroke count: 22
Page 1537, Entry 14
Pronounced gong.
Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen) states: to supply.
Yupian (Yupian) states: to offer up. It is also written in a variant form (gong). It also carries the meaning of being honest and cautious. It is identical to the character gong.
Liang Yuandi's Proclamation to All Directions (Liang Yuandi Gao Sifang Xi): The central army is strong and vigorous, the follow-up forces have power, and they carry out the punishment of Heaven.
According to Jiyun (Jiyun), it is also the name of a province. It is also a surname, such as the Jin state official Gong Jian. Furthermore, there are Gong Sheng and Gong Shan of the Western Han dynasty, who were famous for their noble integrity; people of that era referred to them as the two Gongs of the Chu region.