供
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gōng / gòng · to supply, to provide for

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HSK 3.0 · Level 7-9Frequency #2274
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Readings & meanings

供 has 2 dictionary pronunciations. The examples show how each reading behaves in real words.

gōng

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

提供tí gōng · to offer
gòng

to lay (sacrificial offerings); (bound form) offerings; to confess (Taiwan pr. [gong1])

供奉gòng fèng · to consecrate
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8Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 供

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gōngto provide; to supply; to be for (the use or convenience of)
gòngto lay (sacrificial offerings); (bound form) offerings; to confess (Taiwan pr. [gong1])
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Example sentences

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Wǒ huì bǎ suǒ yǒu yǒu yòng de xìn xī tígōng gěi nín de.我会把所有有用的信息提供给您的。

I will provide you all the necessary information.

Source: Tatoeba #805039 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Niú tí gōngjǐ wǒ men hěn duō xū yào de dōng xī.牛提供给我们很多需要的东西。

Cows supply us with many things we need.

Source: Tatoeba #8143517 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā yào gòng yǎng tā de māma hé mèimei.他要供养他的妈妈和妹妹。

He has to support his mother and his sister.

Source: Tatoeba #1948453 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā tígōng de bǐ yù qī de duō.他提供的比预期的多。

He offered more than could be expected.

Source: Tatoeba #765878 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zǎo cān huì zài zǎo shàng qī diǎn tígōng.早餐会在早上七点提供。

Breakfast is served at seven a.m.

Source: Tatoeba #8696347 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ néng bu néng tígōng tā nà tiān wǎn shàng méi zài jiā de zhèng míng?你能不能提供他那天晚上没在家的证明?

Can you produce any evidence that he was not at home that night?

Source: Tatoeba #1577240 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 供 in context

  1. Say gōng / gòng, then recall the core meaning: to supply, to provide for.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 提供 (tí gōng), meaning “to offer”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 供 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.