贡生

Traditional form:

貢生

Pinyin (reading):

gòngshēng

Definitions:

• candidate for the Imperial Examination proposed by a tributary state

Characters:

• 贡 - to offer, to contribute; tribute, gifts
• 生 - life, lifetime; birth; growth

Traditional characters:

• 貢 - to offer, to contribute; tribute, gifts
• 生 - life, lifetime; birth; growth