供(gòng)

HSK 48 strokes
Readingsgònggōng

to provide

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Character information

Pinyin
gòng / gōng
Meaning
to provide; to supply; to be for (the use or convenience of)
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 供 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰亻共

A person 亻 making an offering with both hands 共; 共 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

亻rén共gòng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 供 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 供

Common words using 供 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

gōng供yìng应
HSK 4

to supply; to provide (goods, services etc)

Open 供应 page →
gōng供jǐ给
HSK 6

to furnish

Open 供给 page →
gōng供bù不yìng应qiú求
HSK 7-9

supply does not meet demand

Open 供不应求 page →
gòng供fèng奉
HSK 7-9

to consecrate

Open 供奉 page →
gòng供nuǎn暖
HSK 7-9

to supply heating (in a building)

Open 供暖 page →
gōng供qiú求
HSK 7-9

supply and demand (economics)

Open 供求 page →
shàng上gòng供

to make offerings (to gods or ancestors); to offer gifts to superiors in or…

Open 上供 page →
chuàn串gòng供

to collude to fabricate a story

Open 串供 page →

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丈与严临之乎亚企

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应给不求奉暖上串

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