Chinese symbol for “provide”
供
gōng
to provide; to supply; to be for (the use or convenience of)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for provide is 供 (gōng), defined as: to provide; to supply; to be for (the use or convenience of).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “provide”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 给 (給) | jǐ | (bound form) to supply; to provide; (literary) sufficient; abundant |
| 发放 (發放) | fā fàng | to provide; to give |
| 供应 (供應) | gōng yìng | to supply; to provide (goods, services etc) |
| 提供 | tí gōng | to offer; to supply |
| 配用 | pèi yòng | to provide; installed |
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 “provide”.
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.