The kanji 供 primarily conveys the meanings of "to offer," "to provide," "to present," or "to accompany." It often implies the act of giving something to someone or something, or to be present with someone. It can also refer to people who serve or assist others.

・On-yomi (音読み): キョウ (kyou) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): そな.える (sona.eru) (to offer, provide), とも (tomo) (companion, attendant)

⚫︎ 子供 (こども) Translation: Child, children (literally, "offspring provided/supported") ⚫︎ 供える (そなえる) Translation: To offer (to the gods, etc.), to present ⚫︎ 提供 (ていきょう) Translation: Provision, offer, supply

The kanji 供 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, けいせいもじ). The left side is a person radical, 亻, and the right side is 共 (きょう, kyou). 共 functions here as the phonetic component, suggesting the sound キョウ (kyou) and the meaning of "together" or "shared." The combination of a person and "together" implies the idea of sharing, providing, or accompanying. The original meaning was close to offering something to others, and through time, it extended to represent giving service and providing something to others.