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Translation

gōng = gu + (e)ng1: work / worker / skill / profession / trade / craft / labor

Mnemonic

Mnemonic symbol: a steel beam, since 工 looks like the cross section of a steel beam.

Gitta Giraffe (gu) is working a shift in front of the engine ((e)ng1). Her job is to melt dinosaur bones (丨) so that they can be disposed off easily. To melt the bones, she is shorting a huge capacitor (二) with a steel beam (工) which consequently heats up to a bright glow. Using the glowing hot steel beam she can melt the dinosaur bone easily.

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工 character breakdown

gǔn = gu + (e)n3
radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2)
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shù = shu + Ø4
vertical stroke (in Chinese characters), referred to as 豎筆|竖笔[shu4 bi3]
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èr = Ø + Ø4
two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid
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