献

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

13 strokes Dict coverage rank #1,666 U+732E

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

犬 (semantic, “dog”) + 南 (phonetic, nán)

components: 南犬

donate · Heisig RSH #2618

南 south + chihuahua

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 南

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 南 (nán) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
南 sound component	nán	south; southern; southward
楠	nán	Machilus nanmu
喃	nán	to chatter, to keep talking; to mumble
腩	nǎn	brisket, ribs; belly meat
罱	lǎn	fishing net
蝻	nǎn	immature locust

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
政治献金	zhèng zhì xiàn jīn	political donation
文献学	wén xiàn xué	Philology; Historical Linguistics
献爱心	xiàn ài xīn	to give to the needy; to donate to charity
献血者	xiàn xuè zhě	blood donor
参考文献	cān kǎo wén xiàn	cited material; reference (to the literature); bibliography
器官捐献者	qì guān juān xiàn zhě	organ donor
借花献佛	jiè huā xiàn Fó	lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence u…
奉献精神	fèng xiàn jīng shén	spirit of devotion; dedication
献县	Xiàn Xiàn	Xian County or Xianxian, a county in Cangzhou City 滄州市\|沧州市[Cang1 zhou1 Shi4], Hebei
献金	xiàn jīn	to donate money; (monetary) contribution
献上	xiàn shàng	to offer (respectfully); to present
献花	xiàn huā	to offer flowers; to lay flowers (as a memorial)
文献	wén xiàn	reference material (used in scholarly study)
献出	xiàn chū	to offer; to give (as tribute); to devote (one's life); to sacrifice (oneself)
献身	xiàn shēn	to commit one's energy to; to devote oneself to; to sacrifice one's life for; (coll.) (of …
理论贡献	lǐ lùn gòng xiàn	theoretical contribution
献血	xiàn xuè	to donate blood
献词	xiàn cí	congratulatory message
汉献帝	Hàn Xiàn dì	Emperor Xian of Han (181-234), the final Han emperor, set up by Dong Zhuo 董卓, reigned 189-…
进献	jìn xiàn	to offer as tribute