Give in Chinese (Mandarin): 给 (gěi)

给
gěi
give
- Simplified
- 给
- Traditional
- 給
- Pinyin
- gěi
- Typed as
- gei
Use it in a sentence
妈妈给我一个苹果。
媽媽給我一個蘋果。
Mom gives me an apple.
The characters in 给
给 / 給
To give; also for. 纟 (silk) is on the left.
9 strokes
Third tone. 给 also means "for" or "to": 给妈妈打电话, call Mom.
More examples with 给
给你。
給你。
Gěi nǐ.
Here you go.
我给小狗喂饭。
我給小狗餵飯。
Wǒ gěi xiǎo gǒu wèi fàn.
I feed the puppy.
How to write 给 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
给 9 strokes
In Traditional characters:
給 12 strokes
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