贡

貢
gòng
#1,546 most
frequent character
to offer tribute, tribute, gifts

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

贡 has 贝 shell currency as the meaning part and 工 gōng as the sound part. It first meant gifts exchanged between higher and lower status. The sense grew to offering tribute, and then to contributing.

贡 as a component in other characters

sound2 characters
赣唝

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