供 (gung1 gung3 | gong1 gong4 ) : supply; confess

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供

gung1 gung3

gong1 gong4

[粵] gung1 [國] gong1
[v] supply; provide; furnish

[粵] gung1 [國] gong4
[v] confess, own up; [n] confession

[粵] gung3 [國] gong4
[v] present offerings; [n] sacrificial offerings

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Stroke count: 8

Level: 3

Radical: 亻 (#9)

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

供

This word has been viewed 7501 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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提供 tai4 gung1 ti2 gong1 = to provide; to supply; to furnish

供應 gung1 jing3 gong1 ying4 = [1] supply, [2] to provide

口供 hau2 gung1 kou3 gong1 = a spoken confession; testimony

供不應求 gung1 bat1 jing3 kau4 gong1 bu4 ying4 qiu2 = demand exceeds supply (literal: supply less than demand)

供給 gung1 kap1 gong1 ji3 = to furnish; to supply; to provide

供銷 gung1 siu1 = supply and sell

供奉 gung3 fung6 gong1 feng4 = to consecrate / to enshrine and worship / an offering (to one's ancestors) / a sacrifice (to a God)

供求 gung1 kau4 gong1 qiu2 = supply and demand

供應量 gung1 jing3 loeng6 = provision; supply, supply level

證供 zing3 gung1 = evidence
See all 32 compounds (CantoDict reports 34 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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Decimal representation of this word: 供
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