司空

sīkōng
  1. (historical) Minister of Works (one of the three most important official posts during the Han Dynasty)
  2. Minister of Works (one of the three most important official posts during the Han Dynasty)
  3. a surname

Wiktionary

Homographs

司空 Sīkōng two-character surname Sikong

Entry Composition

=1 司 Sī surname Si
=1 司 sī
  1. to take charge of
  2. to manage
  3. department (under a ministry)
=2 空 kōng
  1. empty
  2. air
  3. sky
  4. in vain
=2 空 kòng
  1. to empty
  2. vacant
  3. unoccupied
  4. space
  5. leisure
  6. free time
=2 空 kǒng
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 孔 (kǒng, “hole; cave; mouth”)
  2. alternative form of 孔 (kǒng, “hole; cave; mouth”)

Containing this entry

司空見慣 sīkōngjiànguàn a common occurrence (idiom)
司空掾曹 sīkōngyuàncáo