供 gōng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 共 all, total
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
供给
gōngjǐ
to supply, to provide
Characters in this word
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
Example phrases
- 如果电力供给不足，工厂的生产线就会被迫停下来。 Rúguǒ diànlì gōngjǐ bùzú, gōngchǎng de shēngchǎnxiàn jiù huì bèipò tíng xiàlai. If the electricity supply is insufficient, the factory's production line will be forced to stop.
- 山区的村子由附近的水库供给用水。 Shānqū de cūnzi yóu fùjìn de shuǐkù gōngjǐ yòngshuǐ. The villages in the mountains get their water from a nearby reservoir.
- 这家超市每天向小区居民供给新鲜蔬菜。 Zhè jiā chāoshì měitiān xiàng xiǎoqū jūmín gōngjǐ xīnxiān shūcài. This supermarket supplies fresh vegetables to the residents of the neighbourhood every day.
Related words
- 供应 gōngyìng to supply
- 提供 tígōng to provide; to offer
- 供 gōng to supply; to provide
- 供不应求 gōngbúyìngqiú demand exceeds supply; supply falls short of demand
- 供暖 gōngnuǎn to supply heating
- 供求 gōngqiú supply and demand
- 供需 gōngxū supply and demand
- 供养 gōngyǎng to support; to provide for
- 供应链 gōngyìngliàn supply chain
- 供奉 gòngfèng to consecrate; to worship; to make offerings
- 给 gěi to give; for, to
- 交给 jiāogěi to hand over