贡
gòng
to offer tribute
surname Gong; tribute; gifts
work (工) + shell-money (贝) = tribute offered to the powerful
贝 represents a cowrie shell, the ancient currency of China, and anchors the idea of valuable goods being presented upward. 工 mainly contributes the sound gòng; the shell radical carries the meaning of precious offerings.
古代，小国每年都要向大国进贡。
gǔ dài， xiǎo guó měi nián dōu yào xiàng dà guó jìn gòng。
In ancient times, small states had to offer tribute to large states every year.
他们把最好的丝绸作为贡品献给了皇帝。
tā men bǎ zuì hǎo de sī chóu zuò wéi gòng pǐn xiàn gěi le huáng dì。
They presented the finest silk as tribute to the emperor.
Words with 贡
进贡
jìn gòng
to present tribute (to a suzerain, the emperor etc)
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
朝贡
cháo gòng
(of a vassal state, neighboring country etc) to present tribute (to the imperial court)
理论贡献
lǐ lùn gòng xiàn
theoretical contribution
福贡
fú gòng
Fugong county in Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州[Nu4 jiang1 Li4 su4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1] in northwest Yunnan
福贡县
fú gòng xiàn
Fugong county in Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州[Nu4 jiang1 Li4 su4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1] in northwest Yunnan
章贡
zhāng gòng
see 章貢區|章贡区[Zhang1 gong4 Qu1]
章贡区
zhāng gòng qū
Zhanggong, a district of Ganzhou City 贛州市|赣州市[Gan4 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangxi
纳贡
nà gòng
to pay tribute
自贡
zì gòng
see 自貢市|自贡市[Zi4 gong4 Shi4]
自贡市
zì gòng shì
Zigong, prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province 四川省[Si4 chuan1 Sheng3]