献

xiàn

to offer

to present; to dedicate; to donate; to show; to put on display; worthy person (old)

south-sound (南) + dog (犬) = to offer or present

In ancient ritual, dogs were among the most prized sacrificial offerings presented to ancestors or nobility. 南 contributes the sound xiàn; the dog signals the act of solemn, formal presentation.

南+犬→献
南SouthPhonetic
犬DogSemantic

他把这束花献给了老师。

tā bǎ zhè shù huā xiàn gěi le lǎo shī。

He offered this bouquet of flowers to the teacher.

她决定把自己的一生献给医学事业。

tā juédìng bǎ zì jǐ de yī shēng xiàn gěi yī xué shì yè。

She decided to dedicate her whole life to the cause of medicine.

Words with 献

贡献者

gòng xiàn zhě

contributor

献县

xiàn xiàn

Xian County or Xianxian, a county in Cangzhou City 滄州市|沧州市[Cang1 zhou1 Shi4], Hebei

进献

jìn xiàn

to offer as tribute

酌献

zhuó xiàn

to honor a deity with wine

题献

tí xiàn

to dedicate (a book, film etc to sb)

什一奉献

shí yī fèng xiàn

tithing

供献

gōng xiàn

a contribution

借花献佛

jiè huā xiàn fó

lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property

参考文献

cān kǎo wén xiàn

cited material

呈献

chéng xiàn

to present respectfully

器官捐献者

qì guān juān xiàn zhě

organ donor

奉献精神

fèng xiàn jīng shén

spirit of devotion; dedication

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