給 (kap1 | gei3 {ji3}) : give; provide; provisions; supply

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給

kap1

gei3 {ji3}

(1) [1] [v] give [2] for; for the benefit of [3] [v] let; allow [4] used to indicate a passive meaning of voice [5] used after a verb to indicate "giving"
(2) [1] [v] provide; provisions; supply; supplies [2] [v] award; approve; grant [3] sufficiency; affluence [4] glib; eloquent

Stroke count: 12

Level: 3

Radical: 糸 (#120)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

給 / 给

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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給你 kap1 nei5 gei3 ni3 = give you 國

還給 waan4 kap1 huan2 gei3 = give back

給予 kap1 jyu5 ji3 yu3 = to give; to show; to accord 國

供給 gung1 kap1 = to furnish; to supply; to provide

給以 kap1 ji5 gei3 yi3 = to give; to grant; to provide

發給 faat3 kap1 = grant; issue

交給 gaau1 kap1 jiao1 gei3 = give; deliver; hand over

給有關人士 kap1 jau5 gwaan1 jan4 si6 gei3 you3 guan1 ren2 shi4 = to whom it may concern 國

殺雞給猴看 saat3 gai1 kap1 hau4 hon3 sha1 ji1 gei3 hou2 kan4 = "kill a chicken in front of a monkey" -- make an example out of someone (by punishing them) to frighten others

付給 fu6 kap1 fu4 gei3 = deliver; pay
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我想請您給我量一下我的胸圍尺寸。國
I want you to take my chest measurement.

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Decimal representation of this word: 給
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