贈 is built from the 貝 and 曾 (formerly / once) components.
It belongs to a phonetic family with 増, 層, 僧, and 憎 — they share the 曾 component and the reading ゾウ.
A common word using 贈 is 贈り物 (おくりもの), meaning “a gift; a present”.
Don't confuse it with 増, 憎, 僧, and 層.
