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CHINESE CHARACTER

gěi

给

给

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give

Numbered pinyin
gei3
English meanings
give, give to

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 纟; right 合.

  • Left

    纟
  • Right

    合
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Meaning & sound clues

纟 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “thread”.

合 is identified as the sound component (hé). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 给.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰纟合

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

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Example sentences

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  1. 01

    wǒ我gěi给nǐ你yī一běn本shū书。

    I'll give you a book.

  2. 02

    tā他gěi给wǒ我dǎdiànhuà打电话。

    He called me.

  3. 03

    qǐng请gěi给wǒ我yī一bēi杯shuǐ水。

    Please give me a glass of water.

  4. 04

    wǒ我bǎ把lǐwù礼物gěi给tā她le了。

    I gave her the gift.

  5. 05

    māma妈妈gěi给wǒ我zuòfàn做饭。

    Mom cooks for me.

  6. 06

    zhè这běn本shū书gěi给nǐ你。

    This book is for you.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 交给
  • 供给
  • 给予
  • 补给
  • 送给
  • 递给