Character Contained In References Comments
Simplified Traditional Ancient forms Archaic forms
traditional form

Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
巩 革 ⿱巩革
Mandarin
gong3, xie2
English
Definitions
secure; solid; bind; firm; strong
Mnemonic
To grasp 巩 with leather radical 革 added for emphasis
Etymology
Notes
Leather radical was appropriately chosen to amplify the meaning – compare 勒 and 羈