Gong Zhu
| Origin | Chinese |
|---|---|
| Alternative names | Chinese Hearts |
| Type | Trick-taking |
| Players | 4 |
| Age range | All ages |
| Cards | 52 |
| Deck | French |
| Rank (high→low) | A K Q J 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 |
| Play | Anticlockwise |
| Playing time | 15 min |
| Chance | Easy |
| Related games | |
| Black Lady | |
Gong Zhu (拱猪) is a Chinese four-player trick-taking card game that is similar to Black Lady, the leading member of the Hearts family. However, it differs in that it assigns quite different point values to cards. The objective of the game is to score positive points and avoid penalty points. Gong Zhu means: Push Out the Pig, for "pig" is the name given to the .
All players start with 0 points. The goal is to not be the first person to go past -1000 points (thus losing the game) and in some variations, also not more than 1000 points. The loser(s) becomes the pig, as Gong Zhu means "push out the pig" in Chinese. All points accumulate until any player(s) have lost, for which the game ends and all points will be reset to 0.
Unlike the Western game of Black Lady, there is no passing of cards prior to each round in Gong Zhu.