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The character 给, traditionally written as 給, is a phono-semantic compound. The left radical 纟 (sī), meaning silk, indicates its semantic category, while the right component 合 (hé), meaning to join, provides the phonetic element. This connection to silk originally related to supplying or provisioning, aligning with the formal pronunciation 'jǐ', which means to supply or grant. In common speech, it is pronounced 'gěi' and functions as a primary verb meaning to give or hand over, and also as a preposition marking a recipient.
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他给我一本书。
请给我一杯水。
妈妈给我做了晚饭。
我给你发了一封电子邮件。
老师给我们布置了很多作业。
他把礼物给我了。
这个问题给我带来了很多麻烦。
政府给贫困家庭提供了援助。