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上贡

shàng gòng

2-character word Traditional 上貢

What 上贡 means

1. to present tribute (to a suzerain, the emperor etc)

The characters in 上贡

• 上shàng(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb…
• 贡gòngto offer tribute; tribute; gifts

Sounds the same

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

• 上供to make offerings (to gods or ancestors); to offer gifts to superiors in order to win…

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