借
Meaning
- to borrow
- (used in combination with 给 or 出 etc) to lend
- to make use of; to avail oneself of
Example sentence
有借有还。
You should return what you borrow.
The character 借
借 is 亻 beside 昔, and it faces both ways: 借给我 is lend me, 向你借 is borrow from you. The direction lives in the preposition rather than the verb, which is the trap for an English speaker.