攻 (gōng)

to attack; to accuse; to study; (LGBT) top

HSK 3.1 level 7
7 strokes

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 攵 represents the meaning and 工 represents the sound.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》：“攻，擊也。从攴，工聲。”

Components

工 (sound)
攵 (meaning) — 攵 is a component form of 攴.