給 (gěi)
to give; to allow; for; passive particle
How 給 is written
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 糹 — silk
- Traditional
- 給
- Simplified
- 给
給 has 2 readings
The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.
- gěi
- to; for; for the benefit of; to give
- jǐ
- to supply; to provide
Common words using 給
- 帶給 dàigěi
- to give to; to provide to; to bring to
- 給予 jǐyǔ
- to accord; to give; to show (respect)
- 給力 gěilì
- cool; nifty; awesome
- 轉給 zhuǎngěi
- to pass on to
- 送給 sònggěi
- to send; to give as a present
- 不給力 bùgěilì
- utterly disappointing; huge letdown; to not try at all
- 交給 jiāogěi
- to give; to deliver; to hand over
- 付給 fùgěi
- to deliver; to pay
- 供給 gōngjǐ
- to furnish; to provide; supply (as in supply and demand)
- 借給 jiègěi
- to lend to sb
- 傳給 chuángei
- to pass on (to sb); to send; to pass (e.g. in football)
- 分給 fēngěi
- to divide (and give to others)
給 in a sentence
麻煩請給我一杯溫開水。
Máfan qǐng gěi wǒ yì bēi wēn kāishuǐ.
“Please give me a glass of warm water.”
How common is 給?
給 is the 180th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 53.6% of all running text.
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