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IDENTITY

gěito give; for (preposition)

HSK 1Top 200

CORE MEANING

to give; for (preposition)

Part of speech
verb
Register
neutral

Senses

  1. 1.to giveHSK1
  2. 2.for (preposition)HSK2

FORM & BREAKDOWN

Radical
silk radical (sī)
strokes
9
Structure
left-right compound
IDS sequence
⿰纟合
    • silk; handing over
    • gives the sound gěi (historical)

USAGE

Common words

给钱gěi qiánto pay
送给sònggěito give as a gift

Graded examples

  • 请给我一杯水。Qǐng gěi wǒ yì bēi shuǐ.HSK1

    Please give me a glass of water.

RELATIONS

Lookalike — don’t mix up

LEARNING

Memory aid

Joining (合) and handing over silk (纟) — to give.

HSK version
3.0
Frequency rank
#200
Memory aid
memory-aid

TRUST & SOURCES

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AI-assisted editorial review
Last reviewed
2026-08-15

Sources

  • CC-CEDICT 2026-01-01

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