给
2 readings · tap one to hear it
to; for; for the benefit of; to give; to allow; to do sth (for sb); (grammatical equivalent of 被); (grammatical equivalent of 把); (sentence intensifier)
- HSK 3.0
- Level 1
- Old HSK
- Level 2
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 糸 +6
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 給
- Common rank
- #1,240
- Unicode
- U+7ED9
Sound it out + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How to remember it
give · Heisig RSH #1084
thread + 合 fit
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 给
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 人给家足 | lit. each household provided for, enough for the individual (idiom); comfortably off | |
| 家给人足 | lit. each household provided for, enough for the individual (idiom); comfortably off | |
| 自给自足 | self-sufficiency; autarky | |
| 给面子 | to show deference or praise publicly | |
| 不给力 | lame (unimpressive); a huge letdown; not to try at all | |
| 黄鼠狼给鸡拜年，没安好心 | see 黃鼠狼給雞拜年|黄鼠狼给鸡拜年[huang2 shu3 lang2 gei3 ji1 bai4 nian2] | |
| 给脸不要脸 | (coll.) to respond with arrogance or disrespect when shown courtesy; to abuse sb's goodwil… | |
| 给排水 | water supply and drainage | |
| 桑给巴尔 | Zanzibar | |
| 奥利给 | (neologism c. 2020) come on, you can do it! | |
| 给水 | to supply water; to provide feedwater | |
| 补给车 | (military) supply vehicle; (sports) support vehicle during cycling events, marathons etc | |
| 自给 | self-reliant | |
| 弹药补给站 | ammunition depot | |
| 分给 | to divide (and give to others) | |
| 发给 | to issue; to grant; to distribute | |
| 给力 | cool; nifty; awesome; impressive; to put in extra effort | |
| 给事 | the name of an official position in the imperial court, aka 給事中|给事中[ji3 shi4 zhong1] | |
| 给定 | to state in advance; preset; given | |
| 还给老师 | to forget (everything one has learned) |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 合 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 合 sound part | to combine, to join, to unite; to gather | |
| 哈 | the sound of laughter | |
| 拿 | to bring, to grasp, to hold, to take | |
| 盒 | small box or case; casket | |
| 鸽 | pigeon, dove; Columba species (various) | |
| 恰 | just, exactly, precisely; proper | |
| 蛤 | clam | |
| 颌 | mouth; jaw | |
| 龛 | niche, shrine | |
| 峇 | cave, cavern | |
| 袷 | lined garment | |
| 荅 | to answer; small bean; thick, heavy | |
| 饸 | buckwheat or sorghum noodles | |
| 耠 | to dig, to till | |
| 铪 | hafnium |