TSUMUGU · TOCFL 3 (est.) · 字
供
供 ＝ 亻 ＋ 共
ㄍㄨㄥ · gōng/gòng
verb — (gōng) to supply, provide; (gòng) to lay offerings; to testify
字源 FORM — what the parts do
亻義a person
Tgòng → gōng — tone only; the gòng reading rides exact
A person (亻) sets things out; 共 — two hands raising one object — gives the sound and the gesture. Held up to the gods it reads gòng: 供奉, 上供. Handed over for use it reads gōng: 供給, 提供. Laid out before a judge, the testimony — 口供.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
兩隻手把盤子捧過頭頂，人（亻）在案前放下——擺好了。
Two hands lift the tray overhead; the figure (亻) sets it down on the altar table — laid out.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
gōng
(引申)供給、提供— to supply, provide常用
gòng
(本義)供奉、上供— to set out offerings
→口供、招供— testimony — what one lays out
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension