供

The character "供" has 8 strokes. "供" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "供" has 2 pronunciations, it is a polyphonic character. The pronunciations of "供" are "gòng" "gōng" . View the stroke order of "供">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "供"

v.: supply; provide; furnish; provide certain convenience or support; present/lay incense or offerings (before the picture of a god or the deceased); assume office; take charge of; go in for; be engaged in; confess; own up

n.: (religious or sacrificial) offerings; confession

• supply : v.供应；提供
• provide : v.提供；供应；供给；为…作充分准备；规定；订定；任命担任有俸神职；给予；配备；准备好
• furnish : v.为（房子；房间）配备家具和家用设施；供应；为某人提供；将…供应给某人；是…的来源
• take charge of : 负责, 照管
• go in for : 参加；爱好
• be engaged in : 从事；参与
• confess : v.认罪；认错；供认；招供；交代；勉强承认；宣称；忏悔；告解；聆听…忏悔
• own up : 坦白；承认；供认
• confession : n.认罪；供认；招供；供状；信仰声明；承认；坦白；认错；忏悔

Form words with "供"

供气管 air supply pipe/tube; gas supply pipe/tube

供气泵 air feed pump

房贷月供 monthly mortgage payment

求大于供 demand exceeds supply

供出口的商品 commodities available for export

遗赠尸体供科学研究 will one's body to science

供两个孩子上大学 maintain two children at university

Example phrases using "供"

• 这种盐已被提纯供医药上使用。

  This salt has been purified for use in medicine.

• 改写原著，供中学使用。

  Original novels are adapted for use in middle schools.

• 警察诱使他招了供。

  The police elicited a confession from him.

• 她哥哥供她学费。

  Her brother pays her tuition.

• 他从不出借自己的珍品供展出。

  [mass noun]he never lent his treasures out for exhibition.

• 意在供一家人住宿的单间农舍。

  A one-roomed cottage intended to accommodate a family.

• 这可真是一家供王室用的酒吧。

  It's a kind of wine bar for royals, forsooth.

• 她把这个想法记在心里供日后参考。

  She lodged this idea in the back of her mind for future reference.

• 供会员在此招待亲朋好友的雅座餐厅。

  A private dining room where members could entertain groups of friends.

• 供无家可归者住宿的收容所。

  A hostel for down-and-outs.