贡
貢Gong4
#1,546 most
frequent character
surname Gong
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.
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