贡 (gòng): to offer tribute, tribute, gifts
贡 (gòng) is a Chinese character meaning “to offer tribute.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 工 (phonetic) and 贝 (semantic). It ranks #1538 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 贡 money. Its radical form 贝 (shell) appears in many related characters such as 贵 (guì, abbr. for Guizhou Province 貴州|贵州[Gui4 zhou1]), 负 (fù, to bear), 责 (zé, responsibility).
Definitions
- to offer tribute
- tribute
- gifts
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 贡
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 西贡 | xī gòng | Saigon, capital of former South Vietnam |
| 贡品 | gòng pǐn | tribute |
| 进贡 | jìn gòng | to present tribute (to a suzerain, the emperor etc) |
| 贡高我慢 | gòng gāo wǒ màn | haughty and arrogant |
| 自贡市 | zì gòng shì | Zigong, prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province 四川省[Si4 chuan1 Sheng3] |
| 贡多拉 | gòng duō lā | (loanword) gondola (Venetian canal boat) |
| 贡都拉 | gòng dōu lā | see 貢多拉|贡多拉[gong4 duo1 la1] |
| 贡山独龙族怒族自治县 | gòng shān dú lóng zú nù zú zì zhì xiàn | Gongshan Derung and Nu autonomous county in Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州[Nu4 jiang1 Li4 su4 zu2 Zi4 zh... |
| 理论贡献 | lǐ lùn gòng xiàn | theoretical contribution |
| 上贡 | shàng gòng | to present tribute (to a suzerain, the emperor etc) |
| 子贡 | zǐ gòng | Zi Gong or Duanmu Ci 端木賜|端木赐[Duan1 mu4 Ci4] (520 BC-), disciple of Confucius |
| 贡生 | gòng shēng | candidate for the Imperial Examination proposed by a tributary state |
| 自贡 | zì gòng | see 自貢市|自贡市[Zi4 gong4 Shi4] |
| 贡国 | gòng guó | tributary state of China (old) |
| 章贡区 | zhāng gòng qū | Zhanggong, a district of Ganzhou City 贛州市|赣州市[Gan4 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangxi |
贡 appears in 34 compound words: 62 as the first character, 26 as the last, and 12 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 贡 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
这个贡字的意思与它的部首有关。
zhè gě gòng zì de yì sī yú tā de bù shǒu yǒu guān .
The meaning of the character "贡" is related to its radical.
...股还是减码?专家点名护国群山:光6档就可贡献指数38000点
. . . gǔ hái shì jiǎn mǎ ? zhuān jiā diǎn míng hù guó qún shān : guāng 6 dàng jiù kě gòng xiàn zhǐ shǔ 3 8 0 0 0 diǎn
... Stocks or reductions? Experts named the mountains to protect the country: only 6 gears can contribute 38,000 points to the index
军事论坛丨提升军事理论对战斗力的贡献率
jūn shì lùn tán 丨 tí shēng jūn shì lǐ lùn duì zhàn dǒu lì de gòng xiàn lǜ
Military Forum丨Improve the contribution rate of military theory to combat effectiveness
法国罗浮宫馆长德卡尔请辞 马克龙感谢对方贡献
fǎ guó luó fú gōng guǎn cháng dé kǎ ěr qǐng cí mǎ kè lóng gǎn xiè duì fāng gòng xiàn
De Cartes, director of the Louvre Museum in France, resigned Macron thanked the other party for his contributions
古天乐现身演协春茗送惊喜 刘江演艺贡献获表扬:我未够资格
gǔ tiān lè xiàn shēn yǎn xié chūn 茗 sòng jīng xǐ liú jiāng yǎn yì gòng xiàn huò biǎo yáng : wǒ wèi gòu zī gé
Louis Koo appeared in the Spring Tea of the Acting Association to send a surprise Liu Jiang's acting contribution was praised: I am not qualified enough
渔护署:西贡东郊野公园景点及露营地点秩序及卫生与预计...
yú hù shǔ : xī gòng dōng jiāo yě gōng yuán jǐng diǎn jí lù yíng dì diǎn zhì xù jí wèi shēng yǔ yù jì . . .
AFCD: Sai Kung East Country Park Attractions and Camping Sites Order, Hygiene and Forecast...
你会说克林贡语吗?
Nǐ huì shuō Kèlíngòng yǔ ma?
Do you speak Klingon?
我将会努力作贡献的!
Wǒ jiānghuì nǔlì zuò gòngxiàn de!
I will work hard to contribute!
他为经济发展作了很多贡献。
Tā wèi jīngjìfāzhǎn zuò le hěn duō gòngxiàn.
He contributed much to the development of the economy.
每个人都有能力作贡献。
Měigerén dōu yǒunénglì zuò gòngxiàn.
And everyone has the ability to contribute.
Character Family
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