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give

HSK 10 N2
gěi, jǐ
キュウ
たま.う、たも.う、-たま.え
Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 合 represents the sound.
Components
silk+ fit =
give
Meaning component
silk
Silk is a precious material.
Phonetic component
fit
variant of 合[hé]
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Seal Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Seal
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [gěi]
to; for; for the benefit of; to give; to allow; to do sth (for sb); (grammatical equivalent of 被); (grammatical equivalent of 把); (sentence intensifier)
/ [jǐ]
to supply; to provide
Japanese
きゅう 同音
noun rare wage; recompense
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
たもう
Tamou surname