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给gěi, jǐ

to give; to; for; by

给 is gěi for give/to/for; it is jǐ in formal words about supply.

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WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE

left / right

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left / right · 给

WHOLE CHARACTER

to give; to; for; by

给 is gěi for give/to/for; it is jǐ in formal words about supply.

THREAD/SILK MEANING SIDE

silk (from 糸)

The left-side silk form; not a standalone page.

In 给: thread/silk meaning side ZDIC records the silk side as the meaning clue.

SOUND SIDE

to close; to combine

Standalone meaning is kept separate from its role in other characters.

In 给: sound side 合 is the recorded phonetic component. Its modern reading hé differs from gěi and jǐ; the sound relationship is historical.

gěiTone 3

jǐTone 3

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Pieces are shown with documented or clearly limited roles; the complete glyph remains standard.

答 dá, dā — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 给.

拿 ná — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 给.

绍 shào — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 给.

红 hóng, gōng — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 给.

Sources & verification

ZDIC single character entry — matched zdic; fields: pinyin, primary_definition, structure_strokes. Body SHA256: a663c282385fc2eee21c9cacbfe12da418c83a668bfd2058fb63c0f95fd9c41e. Captured 2026-11-01T01:22:15.658Z.
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