送

sòng

关 + 辶

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Definitions

sòng (verb) to deliver; to send

sòng (verb) to give (as a present)

sòng (verb) to see off

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 辶 represents the meaning and 灷 represents the sound.

About

送 is a phonosemantic compound: the movement radical 辶 carries the meaning of motion, while the original phonetic 灷 (now simplified to 关 in the standard form) supplies the sound. Its earliest senses centered on physically seeing someone off or accompanying a departing guest. The meaning then extended to delivering items to a destination, and later to giving something as a gift without expecting payment.

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Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

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Example Sentences Hide

我送他一本书。

Wǒ sòng tā yī běn shū.

I give him a book.

妈妈送我去学校。

Māma sòng wǒ qù xuéxiào.

Mom sends me to school.

他每天送报纸。

Tā měitiān sòng bàozhǐ.

He delivers newspapers every day.

她送给我一个礼物。

Tā sòng gěi wǒ yī gè lǐwù.

She gave me a gift.

我们送他一份贺卡。

Wǒmen sòng tā yī fèn hèkǎ.

We sent him a greeting card.

我要送朋友去机场。

Wǒ yào sòng péngyou qù jīchǎng.

I want to see my friend off at the airport.

公司送员工参加培训。

Gōngsī sòng yuángōng cānjiā péixùn.

The company sends employees to participate in training.

政府送温暖到灾区。

Zhèngfǔ sòng wēnnuǎn dào zāiqū.

The government sends warmth to the disaster area.

Related Characters

Composed characters:

Component: 关

Component: 辶

Example Words