Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 献

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

to present respectfully

to offer sth in tribute (often on a special occasion); to dedicate
an offering; a tribute

to give one's virginity to

congratulatory message

to 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

(used self-deprecatingly, e.g. when asked to sing a song) to put one's artistic incompetence on display

Xian county in Cangzhou 滄州／沧州 ( Cāngzhōu), Hebei

to contribute
to dedicate
to devote
contribution
CL:個／个 (gè)

to offer respectfully
to consecrate
to dedicate
to devote

to donate blood

to donate money
(monetary) contribution

to offer advice
to make a suggestion

to present a treasure
to offer a valuable piece of advice
to show off what one treasures

to offer advice
to make a suggestion

document

to donate; to contribute

to offer
to give (as tribute)
to devote (one's life)
to sacrifice (oneself)

to offer sacrifice

to offer as tribute

to offer (respectfully); to present

a contribution

to ingratiate oneself with
to pander to

to honor a deity with wine

to offer flowers
to lay flowers (as a memorial)

to dedicate (a book, film etc to sb)

Zhāng Xiànzhōng

Zhang Xianzhong (1606-1647), leader of a late-Ming peasant revolt

Philology
Historical Linguistics

contributor
benefactor

to be particularly attentive to (an attractive young lady or man etc); to fawn upon (an influential politician etc); to court sb's favor; to ingratiate oneself

Emperor Xian of Han (181-234), the final Han emperor, set up by Dong Zhuo 董卓, reigned 189-220, forced to abdicate 220 by Cao Pi 曹丕

blood donor

cānkǎowénxiàn

cited material
reference (to the literature)
bibliography

lǐlùngòngxiàn

theoretical contribution

fèngxiànjīngshén

spirit of devotion; dedication

jièhuāxiàn Fó

lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property
plagiarism

shíyīfèngxiàn

tithing

qìguānjuānxiànzhě

器官捐献者

[器官捐獻者]

organ donor

wúshìxiànyīnqín,fēijiānjídào

无事献殷勤，非奸即盗

[無事獻殷勤，非姦即盜]

one who is unaccountably solicitous is hiding evil intentions (idiom)