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U+4F9B, 供
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4F9B

[U+4F9A]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+4F9C]

Translingual

Han character

(Kangxi radical 9, +6, 8 strokes, cangjie input 人廿金 (OTC), four-corner 24281, composition )

Derived characters

Descendants

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 102, character 16
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 605
  • Dae Jaweon: page 216, character 14
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 144, character 4
  • Unihan data for U+4F9B

Chinese

More information simp. and trad., alternative forms ...
simp. and trad.
alternative forms
to supply
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Glyph origin

More information Historical forms of the character 供, Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) ...
Historical forms of the character
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script


References:

Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including:

  • Shuowen Jiezi (small seal),
  • Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions),
  • Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and
  • Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script).
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Old Chinese
*kroːŋʔ, *ɡloːŋs
*ɡroːŋs
*ɡroːŋs
*ɡroːŋs, *ɡloːŋs
*qʰloːŋ, *qʰloːŋs, *ɡoːŋ, *ɡloːŋs
*ɡloːŋ
*ɡloːŋ
*ɡloːŋ
*ɡoːŋ
*ɡloːŋs
*ɡloːŋs
*kloŋ
*kloŋ, *kloŋs
*kloŋ
*kloŋ, *kloŋʔ
*kloŋ, *ɡloŋs
*kloŋ
*kloŋʔ
*kloŋʔ, *kloɡ
*kloŋʔ, *ɡloŋ
*kloŋʔ
*kloŋʔ, *ɡloŋ
*ɡloŋ
*kloɡ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *kloŋ, *kloŋs): semantic (person) + phonetic (OC *kloŋ, *ɡloŋs).

Pronunciation 1

More information Rime, Character ...
Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2
Initial () (28)
Final () (7)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division () III
Fanqie
Baxter kjowng
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kɨoŋ/
Pan
Wuyun
/kioŋ/
Shao
Rongfen
/kioŋ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kuawŋ/
Li
Rong
/kioŋ/
Wang
Li
/kĭwoŋ/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/ki̯woŋ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
jiōng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
gung1
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More information Character, Reading # ...
BaxterSagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character
Reading # 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
gōng
Middle
Chinese
‹ kjowng ›
Old
Chinese
/*k<r>oŋ/
English furnish; serve, offer

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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More information Zhengzhang system (2003), Character ...
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/2
No. 4167
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*kloŋ/
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Note:
  • keng - vernacular;
  • kiong - literary.

Definitions

  1. to supply; to provide for
  2. to provide certain convenience or support
  3. to pay in installments
    [Cantonese]   gung1 lau4-2 [Jyutping]   to pay a housing mortgage
  4. Alternative form of (gōng, to respect)
  5. a surname

Compounds

Pronunciation 2

More information Rime, Character ...
Rime
Character
Reading # 2/2
Initial () (28)
Final () (7)
Tone (調) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open
Division () III
Fanqie
Baxter kjowngH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kɨoŋH/
Pan
Wuyun
/kioŋH/
Shao
Rongfen
/kioŋH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kuawŋH/
Li
Rong
/kioŋH/
Wang
Li
/kĭwoŋH/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/ki̯woŋH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
jiòng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
gung3
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More information Zhengzhang system (2003), Character ...
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 2/2
No. 4178
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*kloŋs/
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Note:
  • gōng - Taiwan standard for “to confess; confession”, and Mainland standard for “to look after”. In actual usage, however, the two pronunciations are often confused.

Definitions

  1. to present incense or offerings before the image of a god or the deceased; to enshrine and worship
  2. offering; tribute; sacrifice
  3. to assume office
  4. to confess; to own up; to make a confession of
       gōngshù   to confess (in an interrogation)
  5. confession; admission; owning up
  6. to look after (one's parents or children etc.); to support
  7. (Hakka) to raise (children or animals); to feed (livestocks)
    豬仔猪仔 [Meixian Hakka]   giung4 zu1 ê3 [Hakka Transliteration Scheme]   to feed pigs
Synonyms
More information Variety, Location ...
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) , 餵食
Northeastern Mandarin Taiwan
Singapore
Jiaoliao Mandarin Yantai (Muping)
Central Plains Mandarin Wanrong
Xi'an
Southwestern Mandarin Wuhan
Guiyang
Guilin
Jianghuai Mandarin Yangzhou
Cantonese Guangzhou ,
Hong Kong ,
Macau
Guangzhou (Panyu)
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
Guangzhou (Conghua)
Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
Foshan
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
Foshan (Shunde)
Foshan (Sanshui)
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
Zhongshan (Shiqi)
Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
Zhuhai (Doumen)
Jiangmen (Baisha)
Jiangmen (Xinhui)
Taishan
Kaiping (Chikan)
Enping (Niujiang)
Heshan (Yayao)
Dongguan
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
Hakka Meixian
Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
Dongguan (Qingxi)
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
Miaoli (N. Sixian)
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) ,
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
Hong Kong
Northern Min Jian'ou
Eastern Min Fuzhou
Southern Min Xiamen
Quanzhou
Zhangzhou
Tainan
Singapore (Hokkien)
Manila (Hokkien)
Shantou
Wenchang
Haikou
Zhongshan Min Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi)
Wu Shanghai
Jinhua
Xiang Loudi
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More information Variety, Location ...
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese , ,
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) , 餵養, 飼養, 畜養
Northeastern Mandarin Taiwan
Malaysia
Singapore
Jilu Mandarin Jinan
Central Plains Mandarin Xuzhou
Jianghuai Mandarin Nanjing
Cantonese Guangzhou
Hong Kong
Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)
Hong Kong (Ting Kok) ,
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
Taishan
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
Singapore (Guangfu)
Gan Nanchang
Lichuan
Pingxiang
Hakka Meixian ,
Changting
Wuping ,
Liancheng ,
Ninghua
Miaoli (N. Sixian) ,
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) ,
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) ,
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) ,
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
Hong Kong
Senai (Huiyang)
Huizhou Jixi
Jin Taiyuan
Northern Min Jian'ou
Songxi
Zhenghe
Jianyang
Wuyishan
Eastern Min Fuzhou ,
Fuzhou (Changle)
Lianjiang
Fuqing
Pingtan ,
Yongtai
Minqing ,
Gutian ,
Pingnan
Luoyuan
Fu'an
Ningde
Xiapu
Zherong
Shouning
Zhouning
Fuding
Southern Min Xiamen
Xiamen (Tong'an)
Quanzhou
Jinjiang
Nan'an
Shishi
Hui'an
Anxi
Yongchun
Dehua
Zhangzhou
Zhangzhou (Longhai)
Zhangzhou (Changtai)
Hua'an
Nanjing
Pinghe
Zhangpu
Yunxiao
Zhao'an
Dongshan
Taipei
New Taipei (Sanxia)
Kaohsiung
Yilan
Changhua (Lukang)
Taichung
Tainan
Hsinchu
Kinmen
Penghu (Magong)
Penang (Hokkien)
Singapore (Hokkien)
Manila (Hokkien)
Longyan
Zhangping
Datian
Chaozhou
Shantou
Jieyang ,  fish
Johor Bahru (Teochew)
Singapore (Teochew)
Leizhou
Wenchang
Haikou
Puxian Min Putian
Xianyou
Central Min Yong'an
Sanming (Sanyuan)
Sanming (Shaxian)
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi)
Wu Shanghai
Danyang
Hangzhou
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Compounds

References

Japanese

Kanji

(Sixth grade kyōiku kanji)

  1. companion
  2. offer

Readings

Compounds

Noun

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Kanji in this term
とも
Grade: 6
kun'yomi
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(とも) (tomo) 

  1. attendant, servant
  2. companion
  3. entourage

Derived terms

Korean

Hanja

(eumhun 이바지할 (ibajihal gong))

  1. hanja form? of (contribute, supply, provide)

Vietnamese

Han character

: Hán Nôm readings: cung, cúng, củng, cũng

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References

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