支給
しきゅう · shikyuu · JLPT N3 · noun
payment
💴 支給 = support (支) + supply (給): money supplied to support you
支 means to support or pay out, as in 支払う (to pay). 給 means to supply, as in 給料 (salary). Together: a payment or allowance issued to someone, such as wages, benefits or travel expenses provided by an employer.
支 — hand 又 holding a branch 十
Originally a pictograph showing a hand (又) holding a branch broken from a tree, depicting the act of supporting or propping something up. From this came meanings like 'branch,' 'to support,' and 'to pay out.' It also serves as a phonetic component in characters like 枝 (branch) and 技 (skill).