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上供

shàng gòng

2-character word

What 上供 means

1. to make offerings (to gods or ancestors)
2. to offer gifts to superiors in order to win their favor

The characters in 上供

• 上shàng(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb…
• 供gōngto provide; to supply; to be for (the use or convenience of)

Sounds the same

Read shàng gòng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 上贡to present tribute (to a suzerain, the emperor etc)

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