# 供

| 供 | U+4F9B, &#20379; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4F9B |
| ← 侚 [U+4F9A] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 侜 → [U+4F9C] |

## Translingual
### Han character

供 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+6, 8 strokes, cangjie input 人廿金 (OTC), four-corner 2428$_1$, composition ⿰亻共)

#### Derived characters

* 䣏, 𥯏, 𧨻

#### Descendants

* 𛀮

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 102, character 16
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 605
* Dae Jaweon: page 216, character 14
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 144, character 4
* Unihan data for U+4F9B

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

* Historical forms of the character 供
* Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
* Small seal script
* Small seal scripts05738Transcribed ancient scriptsL00855L00856
* References:
* Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation), which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including:
* Shuowen Jiezi (small seal),
* Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions),
* Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and
* Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script).
| | Old Chinese |
| 港 | *kroːŋʔ, *ɡloːŋs |
| 巷 | *ɡroːŋs |
| 衖 | *ɡroːŋs |
| 鬨 | *ɡroːŋs, *ɡloːŋs |
| 烘 | *qʰloːŋ, *qʰloːŋs, *ɡoːŋ, *ɡloːŋs |
| 洪 | *ɡloːŋ |
| 鉷 | *ɡloːŋ |
| 谼 | *ɡloːŋ |
| 葓 | *ɡoːŋ |
| 哄 | *ɡloːŋs |
| 蕻 | *ɡloːŋs |
| 恭 | *kloŋ |
| 供 | *kloŋ, *kloŋs |
| 龔 | *kloŋ |
| 珙 | *kloŋ, *kloŋʔ |
| 共 | *kloŋ, *ɡloŋs |
| 髸 | *kloŋ |
| 拱 | *kloŋʔ |
| 拲 | *kloŋʔ, *kloɡ |
| 蛬 | *kloŋʔ, *ɡloŋ |
| 栱 | *kloŋʔ |
| 輁 | *kloŋʔ, *ɡloŋ |
| 舼 | *ɡloŋ |
| 輂 | *kloɡ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *kloŋ, *kloŋs): semantic 亻 (“person”) + phonetic 共 (OC *kloŋ, *ɡloŋs).

### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): gōng, gòng (gong$^1$, gong$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄥ, ㄍㄨㄥˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): gung$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): kiûng
    (Meixian, Guangdong): giung$^1$
* Eastern Min (BUC): gṳ̆ng
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): keng / kiong
    (Teochew, Peng'im): gêng$^1$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$kon
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: gōng
*** Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: gong
*** Wade–Giles: kung$^1$
*** Yale: gūng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gong
*** Palladius: гун (gun)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʊŋ⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, common mispronunciation)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: gòng
*** Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: gòng
*** Wade–Giles: kung$^4$
*** Yale: gùng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gonq
*** Palladius: гун (gun)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʊŋ⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gung$^1$
*** Yale: gūng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gung$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: gung$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʊŋ⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiûng
*** Hakka Romanization System: giung$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: giung$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /ki̯uŋ²⁴/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: giung$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /kiʊŋ⁴⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: gṳ̆ng
*** Sinological IPA : /kyŋ⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: keng
*** Tâi-lô: king
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kefng
*** IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung, Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiong
*** Tâi-lô: kiong
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kiofng
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kiɔŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɔŋ³³/
* keng - vernacular;
* kiong - literary.
* Middle Chinese: kjowng
Rime :
| Character | 供 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 見 (28) |
| Final (韻) | 鍾 (7) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 九容切 |
| Baxter | kjowng |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /kɨoŋ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /kioŋ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /kioŋ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /kuawŋ/ |
| Li Rong | /kioŋ/ |
| Wang Li | /kĭwoŋ/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ki̯woŋ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | jiōng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | gung$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*k<r>oŋ/
    (Zhengzhang): /*kloŋ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 供 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | gōng |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ kjowng › |
| Old Chinese | /*k<r>oŋ/ |
| English | furnish; serve, offer |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 供 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 4167 |
| Phonetic component | 共 |
| Rime group | 東 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 恭 |
| Old Chinese | /*kloŋ/ |

#### Definitions

供
* to supply; to provide for
* to provide certain convenience or support
* to pay in installments
    供樓／供楼 [Cantonese] ― gung$^1$ lau$^{4-2}$ [Jyutping] ― to pay a housing mortgage
* Alternative form of 恭 (gōng, “to respect”)
* a surname

#### Compounds

* 供不上
* 供不應求 / 供不应求 (gōngbùyìngqiú)
* 供張 / 供张
* 供應商 / 供应商 (gōngyìngshāng)
* 供氧 (gōngyǎng)
* 供水 (gōngshuǐ)
* 供求 (gōngqiú)
* 供用 (gōngyòng)
* 供給 / 供给 (gōngjǐ)
* 供膳甘肥
* 供過於求 / 供过于求 (gōngguòyúqiú)
* 供銷 / 供销 (gōngxiāo)
* 供銷員 / 供销员
* 供電 / 供电 (gōngdiàn)
* 供電系統 / 供电系统
* 供需 (gōngxū)
* 供需失衡
* 供需失調 / 供需失调
* 供食 (gōngshí)
* 提供
* 氧供 (yǎnggōng)
* 求過於供 / 求过于供
* 產供銷 / 产供销

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): gòng, gōng (gong$^4$, gong$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄥˋ, ㄍㄨㄥ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): gung$^3$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): kiûng / kiung
    (Meixian, Guangdong): giung$^4$
* Eastern Min (BUC): gé̤ṳng
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): kiòng / kèng
    (Teochew, Peng'im): gong$^3$ / gêng$^1$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$cion; $^5$kon
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: gòng
*** Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: gòng
*** Wade–Giles: kung$^4$
*** Yale: gùng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gonq
*** Palladius: гун (gun)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʊŋ⁵¹/
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: gōng
*** Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: gong
*** Wade–Giles: kung$^1$
*** Yale: gūng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gong
*** Palladius: гун (gun)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʊŋ⁵⁵/
* gōng - Taiwan standard for “to confess; confession”, and Mainland standard for “to look after”. In actual usage, however, the two pronunciations are often confused.
* Middle Chinese: kjowngH
Rime :
| Character | 供 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 見 (28) |
| Final (韻) | 鍾 (7) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 居用切 |
| Baxter | kjowngH |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /kɨoŋ$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /kioŋ$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /kioŋ$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /kuawŋ$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /kioŋ$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /kĭwoŋ$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ki̯woŋ$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | jiòng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | gung$^3$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*kloŋs/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 供 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 4178 |
| Phonetic component | 共 |
| Rime group | 東 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 供 |
| Old Chinese | /*kloŋs/ |

#### Definitions

供
* to present incense or offerings before the image of a god or the deceased; to enshrine and worship
* offering; tribute; sacrifice
* to assume office
* to confess; to own up; to make a confession of
    供述 ― gōngshù ― to confess (in an interrogation)
* confession; admission; owning up
* to look after (one's parents or children etc.); to support
* (Hakka) to raise (children or animals); to feed (livestocks)
    供豬仔／供猪仔 [Meixian Hakka] ― giung$^4$ zu$^1$ ê$^3$ [Hakka Transliteration Scheme] ― to feed pigs

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 餵, 餵食 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 餵 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 餵 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 餵 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 餵 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 餵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 餵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 餵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 餵 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 餵 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 餼, 餵 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 餵, 餼 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 餵 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 餵 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 餼 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 餼 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 餼 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 餼 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 餼 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 餼 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 餼 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 餼 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 餵 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 餵 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 餼 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 餼 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 餵 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 餵 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 餵 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 餵 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 餵 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 餵 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 餼 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 餼 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 供 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 分 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 供 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 供 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 供 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 供 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 餵 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 餵 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 供, 餵 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 餵 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 供 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 供 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 供 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 飼 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 飼 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 飼 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 飼 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 飼 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 飼 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 飼 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 飼 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 飼 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 飼 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 飼 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 飼 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 餵 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 餵 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 飼 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 餵 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 飼, 養, 畜 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 養, 餵養, 飼養, 畜養 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 養 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 養 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 養 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 養 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 餵 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 養 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 養 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 養 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 養 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 養, 分 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 養 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 養 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 養 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 養 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 養 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 供 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 養 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 養, 畜 |
| Hakka | Changting | 供 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 供, 畜 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 喂, 供 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 供 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 畜, 養 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 畜, 養 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 畜, 養 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 畜, 養 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 畜 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 供 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 養 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 養 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 供 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 養 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 飼 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 飼 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 飼 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 飼 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 飼 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 養, 飼 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 養 |
| Eastern Min | Lianjiang | 飼 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 養 |
| Eastern Min | Pingtan | 養, 飼 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 養 |
| Eastern Min | Minqing | 養, 飼 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 養, 飼 |
| Eastern Min | Pingnan | 飼 |
| Eastern Min | Luoyuan | 飼 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 飼 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 飼 |
| Eastern Min | Xiapu | 飼 |
| Eastern Min | Zherong | 飼 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 飼 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 飼 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 飼 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 飼 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 飼 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 飼 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 飼 |
| Southern Min | Nan'an | 飼 |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 飼 |
| Southern Min | Hui'an | 飼 |
| Southern Min | Anxi | 飼 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 飼 |
| Southern Min | Dehua | 飼 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 飼 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Longhai) | 飼 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 飼 |
| Southern Min | Hua'an | 飼 |
| Southern Min | Nanjing | 飼 |
| Southern Min | Pinghe | 飼 |
| Southern Min | Zhangpu | 飼 |
| Southern Min | Yunxiao | 飼 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 飼 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 飼 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 飼 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 飼 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 飼 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 飼 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 飼 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 飼 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 飼 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 飼 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 飼 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 飼 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 飼 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 飼 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 飼 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 飼 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping | 飼 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 飼 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 飼 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 飼 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 飼, 養 fish |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 飼 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 飼 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 飼 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 飼 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 飼 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 飼 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 飼 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 供 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Sanyuan) | 供 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Shaxian) | 供 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 養 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 養 |
| Wu | Danyang | 養 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 養 |

#### Compounds

* 上供 (shànggòng)
* 不供
* 串供 (chuàngòng)
* 供事 (gòngshì)
* 供佛 (gòngfó)
* 供吐
* 供品 (gòngpǐn)
* 供奉 (gòngfèng)
* 供奠
* 供客
* 供尖
* 供床
* 供應 / 供应 (gōngyìng)
* 供承
* 供招
* 供攀
* 供月兒 / 供月儿
* 供果 (gòngguǒ)
* 供桌 (gòngzhuō)
* 供狀 / 供状 (gòngzhuàng)
* 供獻 / 供献
* 供碗
* 供稱 / 供称 (gòngchēng)
* 供職 / 供职 (gòngzhí)
* 供花
* 供茶
* 供詞 / 供词 (gòngcí)
* 供認 / 供认 (gòngrèn)
* 供述 (gòngshù)
* 供過 / 供过
* 供養 / 供养
* 口供
* 打供
* 打供太保
* 投供
* 招供 (zhāogòng)
* 擺供 / 摆供 (bǎigòng)
* 攀供
* 明伙畫供
* 炸供
* 煙雲供養 / 烟云供养
* 畫供 / 画供 (huàgòng)
* 筆供 / 笔供 (bǐgòng)
* 翻供 (fāngòng)
* 自供狀 / 自供状 (zìgòngzhuàng)
* 蜜供
* 親供 / 亲供
* 訊供 / 讯供
* 逼供 (bīgòng)
* 錄供 / 录供 (lùgòng)
* 香花供養 / 香花供养
* 齋供 / 斋供

### References

* “供”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Sixth grade kyōiku kanji)
* companion
* offer

#### Readings

* Go-on: く (ku, Jōyō $^†$)
* Kan-on: きょう (kyō, Jōyō)
* Kan’yō-on: ぐ (gu)
* Kun: そなえる (sonaeru, 供える, Jōyō)、とも (tomo, 供, Jōyō)

#### Compounds

* 供(そな)え物(もの) (sonaemono, “offering to gods”)
* 供(く)物(もつ) (kumotsu, “offering to gods”)
* 供(きょう)宴(えん) (kyōen, “banquet”)
* 供(きょう)応(おう) (kyōō, “treating to dinner”)
* 供(きょう)花(か) (kyōka, “floral offering”)
* 供(く)犠(ぎ) (kugi, “animal sacrifice”)
* 供(きょう)給(きゅう) (kyōkyū, “supply”)
* 供(きょう)血(けつ) (kyōketsu, “blood donation”)
* 供(く)御(ご) (kugo, “emperor's meal”)
* 供(ぐ)祭(さい) (gusai, “offering”)
* 供(きょう)出(しゅつ) (kyōshutsu, “delivery”)
* 供(きょう)述(じゅつ) (kyōjutsu, “affidavit”)
* 供(ぐ)進(しん) (gushin, “giving an offering”)
* 供(とも)人(びと) (tomobito, “companion”)
* 供(とも)勢(ぜい) (tomozei, “servant”)
* 供(きょう)託(たく) (kyōtaku, “deposit”)
* 供(きょう)米(まい) (kyōmai, “rice delivered to the government”)
* 供(ぐ)奉(ぶ) (gubu, “accompanying”)
* 供(きょう)与(よ) (kyōyo, “provision”)
* 供(きょう)用(よう) (kyōyō, “offer for use”)
* 供(く)養(よう) (kuyō, “memorial service”)
* 供(きょう)覧(らん) (kyōran, “display”)
* 供(きょう)料(りょう) (kyōryō, “offering”)
* 口(こう)供(きょう) (kōkyō, “affidavit”)
* 自(じ)供(きょう) (jikyō, “confession”)
* 節(せっ)供(く) (sekku, “seasonal festival”)
* 提(てい)供(きょう) (teikyō, “providing”)
* 私(わたし)供(ども) (watashidomo, “we”)
* 初(はつ)節(ぜっ)供(く) (hatsuzekku)
* 子(こ)供(ども) (kodomo, “child”)
* 試(し)供(きょう)品(ひん) (shikyōhin, “free sample”)

### Noun

* Kanji in this term
* 供
* とも Grade: 6
* kun'yomi
供(とも) • (tomo)
* attendant, servant
* companion
* entourage

#### Derived terms

* 人(ひと)身(み)御(ご)供(くう) (hitomi gokū, “human sacrifice”)
* 供(とも)回(まわ)り (tomomawari)
* 供(とも)待(ま)ち (tomomachi, “attendant's waiting room”)
* 供(とも)揃(ぞろ)い (tomozoroi, “attendants”)

## Korean
### Hanja

供 (eumhun 이바지할 공 (ibajihal gong))
* hanja form of 공 (“contribute, supply, provide”)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

供: Hán Nôm readings: cung, cúng, củng, cũng
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

#### References

* Nom Foundation