Chinese symbol for “lay”
供
gòng
to lay (sacrificial offerings); (bound form) offerings; to confess (Taiwan pr. [gong1]); confession; statement (Taiwan pr. [gong1])
The closest CC-CEDICT match for lay is 供 (gòng), defined as: to lay (sacrificial offerings); (bound form) offerings; to confess (Taiwan pr. [gong1]); confession; statement (Taiwan pr. [gong1]).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “lay”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 打下 | dǎ xià | to lay (a foundation); to conquer (a city etc) |
| 铺设 (鋪設) | pū shè | to lay (railroad tracks, carpet, pipeline); to install (wiring, cable) |
| 安放 | ān fàng | to lay; to place |
| 敷设 (敷設) | fū shè | to lay; to spread out |
| 凡俗 | fán sú | lay (as opposed to clergy); ordinary |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 供.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 提供 | tí gōng | to offer; to supply |
| 供应 (供應) | gōng yìng | to supply; to provide (goods, services etc) |
| 供给 (供給) | gōng jǐ | to furnish; to provide |
| 供电 (供電) | gōng diàn | to supply electricity |
| 供应商 (供應商) | gōng yìng shāng | supplier |
| 供水 | gōng shuǐ | to supply water |
See also: Japanese symbol for “lay”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.