給

給 (Kangxi radical 120, 糸+6, 12 strokes, cangjie input 女火人一口 (VFOMR), four-corner 2896₁, composition ⿰糹合)

• 𠎨, 𱔲, 𢵰

• 给 (Simplified Chinese)

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 923, character 6
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 27432
• Dae Jaweon: page 1357, character 18
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3394, character 11
• Unihan data for U+7D66

Historical forms of the character 給
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

According to Shuowen Jiezi, Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *krub): semantic 糸 + phonetic 合 (OC *kuːb, *ɡuːb) – "rich, abundant", perhaps with a reference to precious silk; today it also means "to give". The phonetic component means "to join, to unite", however it is likely unrelated to the original meaning.

Starostin reconstructs Proto-Sino-Tibetan *qǝ̆p (“to give; to supply”), comparing it to Burmese အပ် (ap, “to commit; to deliver; to hand over”), Jingpho ap (“to hand over”), Lepcha ᰀᰤᰬᰱ (kjep, “to add to; to multiply”), ᰃᰤᰱ (gjap, “many”).

In Mandarin, Jin and Xiang, pronunciations 1 and 2 are generally thought of as colloquial and literary readings respectively, from the same Middle Chinese etymon (Zhengzhang, 2002; Liu, 2021; among others). Pronunciation 2, the literary reading, is a regular reflex from Middle Chinese. However, since pronunciation 1 is highly irregular, others have proposed alternative etymologies for it:

• From the contraction of 過與 (MC kwaH yoX, “to pass to”) (Ikeda, 1962; Hirayama, 2000, 2010; Wang, 2022);
• From 乞 (MC khj+t|khj+jH, “to give”) (Zhang, 1989); and
• From 饋 (MC gwijH, “to gift”) (Shimura, 1995).

給

1. to give

   給你一個吻／给你一个吻  ―  gěi nǐ yīge wěn  ―  give you a kiss

2. for; for the benefit of

   我給你按摩吧。／我给你按摩吧。  ―  Wǒ gěi nǐ ànmó ba.  ―  Let me do a massage for you.

3. to; with (following verbs to indicate the handing over or passing of something)

   這裡有我一直想說給你聽的話。
   这里有我一直想说给你听的话。

   Zhèlǐ yǒu wǒ yīzhí xiǎng shuō gěi nǐ tīng de huà.

   Here are the words I've always wanted to say to you.

4. to (introduce recipient of an action)

   給他道歉！／给他道歉！  ―  Gěi tā dàoqiàn!  ―  Apologise to him!

5. by (marker of passive voice)

   我們都給人騙了。
   我们都给人骗了。

   Wǒmen dōu gěi rén piàn le.

   We all got fooled.

6. Used in the form of 給我 in imperative sentences for emphasis.

   你給我閉嘴！／你给我闭嘴！  ―  Nǐ gěi wǒ bìzuǐ!  ―  Shut the heck up!

   你給我吃！／你给我吃！   ―  Lǐ gǐ ǒ chii̊q!   ―  Eat the heck up!

7. Used before a verb for emphasis of affectedness.

   行李讓雨給淋濕了。
   行李让雨给淋湿了。

   Xíngli ràng yǔ gěi línshī le.

   The luggage was soaked by rain.

   我把椅子給移開了。
   我把椅子给移开了。

   Wǒ bǎ yǐzi gěi yíkāi le.

   I moved the chair away.

8. (dialectal Mandarin, Jin) and

給

1. to supply; to provide

   給予／给予  ―  jǐyǔ  ―  to provide; to give

2. to grant; to bestow
3. salary; pay
4. abundant; plenty
5. nimble; quick
6. a surname

給

1. (Hokkien) alternative form of 予 (“hō͘”)
   • 2007, “情深愛也深”‎performed by 陳雷 and 謝婷婷:

     你給阮甜蜜的青春
     你给阮甜蜜的青春

     lí hō͘ gún tiⁿ-bi̍t ê chheng-chhun

     You gave me a sweet youth

(Fourth grade kyōiku kanji)

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• Go-on: こう (kō)^{←こふ (kofu, historical)}
• Kan-on: きゅう (kyū, Jōyō)^{←きふ (kifu, historical)}
• On: きょう (kyō)^{←けふ (kefu, historical)}
• Kun: たまう (tamau, 給う)^{←たまふ (tamafu, 給ふ, historical)}、たまえ (tamae, 給え)^{←たまへ (tamafe, 給へ, historical)}、たもう (tamou, 給う)^{←たまふ (tamafu, 給ふ, historical)}
• Nanori: きい (kī)

• 給料(きゅうりょう) (kyūryō): salary
• 供給(きょうきゅう) (kyōkyū): supply, provision

給 (eumhun 넉넉할 급 (neongneokhal geup))

1. hanja form^? of 급 (“give”)
2. hanja form^? of 급 (“by, for”)

給: Hán Nôm readings: cấp, góp, cắp, cóp, cướp

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