供
gōnggòng HSK4

supply, provide

供 gōng frequency
for use verb
to be provided for the use, reference, or convenience of someone

这些资料仅供内部参考。

zhè​xiē zī​liào jǐn gōng nèi​bù cān​kǎo.

These materials are for internal reference only.

finance verb
to provide financial support for someone's education or living expenses.

父母辛辛苦苦供我读完大学。

fù​mǔ xīn​xīn​kǔ​kǔ gōng wǒ dú wán dà​xué.

My parents worked hard to support me through college.

supply verb
to provide or supply goods, resources, or funds

这家工厂负责给全城供电。

zhè jiā gōng​chǎng fù​zé gěi quán chéng gōng diàn.

This factory is responsible for supplying electricity to the entire city.

供 gòng
confess verb
to confess or make a formal statement in a legal context; a confession or deposition

犯罪嫌疑人供出了同伙的名单。

fàn​zuì xián​yí​rén gòng chū le tóng​huǒ de míng​dān.

The suspect gave up the names of his accomplices.

sacrificial offerings verb
to lay sacrificial offerings or the offerings themselves provided for worship

桌上供着给祖先的新鲜水果。

zhuō shàng gòng zhe gěi zǔ​xiān de xīn​xiān shuǐ​guǒ.

Fresh fruit is laid out on the table as an offering to the ancestors.

Frequency
Character
Written text
550th most common 383.3 per million
Movie subtitles
906th most common 123.8 per million appears in 46% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
26.8 per million appears in 12% of films
Written text
66.9 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 4
HSK 3.0
Level 4
Strokes
8
Unicode
U+4F9B

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)