---
title: "Gongkuan Meaning: 公款 (gōngkuǎn) Means “public funds”"
description: "公款 (gōngkuǎn) means “public funds”. Hear its tones, see what 公 and 款 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongkuan"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 公款 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

公款 gōngkuǎn

## public funds

## Its characters

1. 公 gōng public
2. 款 kuǎn sum of money

## In a sentence

不能用公款请客吃饭。 You can't use public funds to treat people to meals.

[More about 公款](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%85%AC%E6%AC%BE)

## More words with 公 or 款

- [办公 bàngōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bangong)
- [办公室 bàngōngshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bangongshi)
- [存款 cúnkuǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cunkuan)
- [贷款 dàikuǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daikuan)
- [罚款 fákuǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fakuan)
- [公安 gōng’ān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongan)
- [公布 gōngbù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongbu)
- [公告 gōnggào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gonggao)
- [公共 gōnggòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gonggong)
- [公关 gōngguān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongguan)

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