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Kanji Detail for 奉 - "to dedicate, to serve, to offer"

  • Meaning

    奉 means "to dedicate, to serve, to offer."

    1. Dedicate - To offer with respect; to consecrate.

    2. Serve - To work for; to attend to.

    3. Receive - To accept from a superior.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    observance; offer; present; dedicate

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    offer; receive; serve; respect

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to offer (tribute); to present respectfully (to superior, ancestor, deity etc); to esteem; to revere; to believe in (a religion); to wait upon; to accept orders (from superior)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to offer, to respect, to server; to receive

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To receive. Respectfully accepting what is given from above. Such as receiving imperial decrees is called 奉詔, 奉命. | To offer. Presenting to superiors. Such as 進奉. | To serve. (Mencius) "The service of wives and concubines." | Like supporting. Such as 尊奉 (venerate), 崇奉 (worship).
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