给 gěi
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 合 to combine, to join, to unite
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
给
gěi
to give; for, to
Character
Example phrases
- 妈妈给我打电话。 Māma gěi wǒ dǎ diànhuà. Mom is calling me.
- 请给我一杯水。 Qǐng gěi wǒ yì bēi shuǐ. Please give me a glass of water.
- 哥哥给我一本书。 Gēge gěi wǒ yì běn shū. My older brother gave me a book.