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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