给

給
jǐ
#180 most
frequent character
to supply, to provide

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

给 has 纟 silk threads as its meaning part and 合 hé as a sound part, though the sound link is not clear today. It first meant 'abundant'. From 'to make abundant' came 'to give', 'for', and a passive marker like 被. Read jǐ, it means 'to provide'.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

HSK 2
给gěi
to, for, for the benefit of

Homophones

HSK 3
几jǐ
how much, how many, several, a few
挤jǐ
squeeze, press, crowd, push
济jǐ
used in 濟濟|济济[ji3 ji3]
己jǐ
self, oneself

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