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The character 递 expresses the act of handing an object over, passing it along step by step, or transmitting information. As a simplified phono-semantic compound, it combines the radical 辶 (chuò, 'walking' or 'movement') with the phonetic 弟 (dì, 'younger brother'). The radical suggests motion, aligning with the idea of something moving from one place or person to the next. 弟 was chosen purely to indicate the pronunciation. The traditional form 遞 also used 辶, but its right side was a more elaborate phonetic that was abandoned in favor of 弟 to streamline writing, while still reflecting the original meaning of successive delivery.
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请递给我一杯水。
他递给我一张纸条。
快递员每天递送很多包裹。
我把文件递给了老板。
信息在网络上快速传递。
递降的趋势在图表中很明显。
通过层层递进的方式，他解释了复杂的概念。
在民主制度中，权力是依次递嬗的。
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