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供

gōng

HSK 4 Character

What 供 means

1. to provide; to supply
2. to be for (the use or convenience of)

Other readings

供 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• gòngto lay (sacrificial offerings); offerings; to confess (Taiwan pr. gōng)

Example sentences

• 此药只供外用。
  Cǐ yào zhǐ gōng wàiyòng.
  The medication should be administered topically.
• 晚餐何时供应？
  What time is dinner served?
• 材料将被提供。
  Materials will be provided.
• 您提供住宿吗？
  Do you offer accommodation?
• 请提供联系方式。
  Qǐng tígōng liánxìfāngshì.
  Please provide contact details.
• 牛供给我们好奶。
  Cows provide us with good milk.

Words starting with 供

• 供给gōng jǐto furnish; to provide; supply (as in supply and demand)
• 供不应求gōng bù yìng qiúsupply does not meet demand
• 供应gōng yìngto supply; to provide (goods, services etc)
• 供应商gōng yìng shāngsupplier
• 供养gōng yǎngto supply; to provide for one's elders; to support one's parents
• 供奉gòng fèngto consecrate; to enshrine and worship; an offering (to one's ancestors)
• 供电gōng diànto supply electricity
• 供求gōng qiúsupply and demand (economics)
• 供热gōng rèheating (for a building); to supply heating
• 供水gōng shuǐto supply water
• 供暖gōng nuǎnto supply heating (in a building); heating
• 供货gōng huòto supply goods
• 供稿gōng gǎoto contribute (to a magazine etc)
• 供需gōng xūsupply and demand
• 供职gòng zhíto hold an office or post
• 供货商gōng huò shāngsupplier; vendor
• 供血gōng xuèto donate blood
• 供销gōng xiāosupply and marketing; distribution; supply and sales
• 供品gòng pǐnoffering
• 供认gòng rènto confess; confession
• 供词gòng cíconfession; statement; Taiwan pr. gōng cí
• 供体gōng tǐdonor (chemistry, physics, medicine)
• 供应者gōng yìng zhěsupplier
• 供大于求gōng dà yú qiúsupply exceeds demand

Words containing 供

• 提供tí gōngto offer; to supply; to provide
• 逼供bī gòngto extort a confession
• 仅供参考jǐn gōng cān kǎofor reference only
• 口供kǒu gòngoral confession (as opposed to 笔供; statement; deposition
• 提供者tí gōng zhěsupplier; provider
• 招供zhāo gòngto confess
• 上供shàng gòngto make offerings (to gods or ancestors); to offer gifts to superiors in order to win…
• 月供yuè gōngmonthly loan repayment; mortgage payment
• 服务提供者fú wù tí gōng zhěservice provider
• 提供商tí gōng shāngprovider (company)
• 服务提供商fú wù tí gōng shāng(Internet) service provider
• 子供向zǐ gōng xiàng(of a game, movie etc) intended for children…
• 证供zhèng gòng(law) testimony; evidence (given by a witness)
• 总供给zǒng gōng jǐaggregate supply
• 电源供应器diàn yuán gōng yìng qìpower supply unit
• 录供lù gòngto take down a confession; Taiwan pr. lù gōng
• 仅供jǐn gōngonly for
• 断供duàn gōngto default on a mortgage; to stop supplying sth
• 套口供tào kǒu gòngto trap a suspect into a confession
• 迫供pò gòngto extort a confession; Taiwan pr. pò gōng
• 翻供fān gòngto retract a confession or testimony
• 货币供应量huò bì gōng yìng liàng(economics) money supply
• 笔供bǐ gòngwritten evidence, as opposed to oral evidence 口供
• 骗供piàn gòngto cheat sb into confessing; to induce a confession

Characters built on 共

These share the phonetic component 共 (gòng), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 洪hóngflood; big; great
• 恭gōngrespectful
• 烘hōngto bake; to heat by fire; to set off by contrast
• 拱gǒngto cup one's hands in salute; to surround; to arch
• 哄hōngroar of laughter (onom.); hubbub; to roar (as a crowd)
• 龚Gōngsurname Gong
• 珙gǒng(gem)
• 栱gǒngpost

Characters that look like 供

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 例lìexample; precedent; rule
• 依yīto depend on; to comply with or listen to sb; according to
• 拼pīnto piece together; to put together; to pool (resources etc); to share; to risk all…
• 佣yōngto hire; to employ; servant
• 骄jiāoproud; arrogant
• 俐lìused in 伶俐

Sounds the same

Read gōng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 工work; worker; skill
• 公public; collectively owned; common
• 功meritorious deed or service; achievement; result
• 恭respectful
• 攻to attack; to accuse; to study
• 宫palace; temple; castration (as corporal punishment)
• 躬(literary) body (of a human, esp. the torso); (bound form) to bow; (literary) oneself…
• 弓a bow (weapon); to bend; to arch (one's back etc)
• 红used in 女红
• 蚣used in 蜈蚣
• 肱upper arm; arm
• 觥big; cup made of horn; horn wine container