gōng = gu + (e)ng1
to provide / to supply
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gòng = gu + (e)ng4
sacrificial offering / to confess
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How to pronounce 供

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= gu initial

Gu is for Gitta Giraffe.

By Matthias • updated 4 months ago
+ (e)ng1 final

In front of the engine.

By Matthias • updated 6 months ago
= gu initial

Gu is for Gitta Giraffe.

By Matthias • updated 4 months ago
+ (e)ng4 final

In the engine’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 6 months ago

供 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
rén = r + (e)n2
"person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 9)
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gòng = gu + (e)ng4
common / general / to share / together / total / altogether / abbr. for 共產黨|共产党[Gong4 chan3 dang3], Communist party
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Characters with 供 as component

供 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 供

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to offer / to supply / to provide / to furnish
to supply / to provide / to offer

Sentences with 供

供 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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gōng / gòng

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