献

xiàn

offer, present; show, display

How to write 献, stroke by stroke

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

Pictophonetic: semantic 犬 (dog), phonetic 南

Made of 南 + 犬

奉献fèng xiànto offer respectfully; to consecrate; to dedicate; to devote
贡献gòng xiànto contribute; to dedicate; to devote; contribution
献上xiàn shàngto offer (respectfully); to present
献出xiàn chūto offer; to give (as tribute); to devote (one's life); to sacrifice (oneself)
献身xiàn shēnto commit one's energy to; to devote oneself to; to sacrifice one's life for; (coll.) (of a woman) to give one's virginity to
献祭xiàn jìto offer sacrifice
捐献juān xiànto donate; to contribute
文献wén xiànreference material (used in scholarly study)
供献gōng xiàna contribution
文献学wén xiàn xuéPhilology; Historical Linguistics
献宝xiàn bǎoto present a treasure; to offer a valuable piece of advice; to show off what one treasures
献爱心xiàn ài xīnto give to the needy; to donate to charity

你有没有给孤儿献上一首歌呢？
nǐ yǒu méi yǒu gěi gū ér xiàn shàng yì shǒu gē ne ？
Have you ever dedicated a song to the orphans?
他为经济发展作了很多贡献。
tā wèi jīng jì fā zhǎn zuò le hěn duō gòng xiàn 。
He contributed much to the development of the economy.
她父亲把一生都贡献给科学事业了。
tā fù qīn bǎ yì shēng dōu gòng xiàn gěi kē xué shì yè le 。
Her father devoted his life to science.
你不能成为献血者。
nǐ bù néng chéng wéi xiàn xuè zhě 。
You cannot be a blood donor.
您不能成为献血者。
nín bù néng chéng wéi xiàn xuè zhě 。
You cannot be a blood donor.