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The traditional character 送, which is identical in its simplified modern form, is structurally composed of the semantic component 辶, indicating movement or walking, and the phonetic component 关. Its core meaning originated from the concrete action of accompanying or escorting someone on their way, as reflected in classical texts. Over time, this meaning extended metaphorically to encompass the act of giving, where the object is conceptually "sent forth" to a recipient, and further to the ideas of seeing off or dispatching. The character's fundamental sense of causing something to go or move from one place to another remains consistent across its range of uses from escorting people to presenting gifts.
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我送他一本书。
妈妈送我去学校。
他每天送报纸。
她送给我一个礼物。
我们送他一份贺卡。
我要送朋友去机场。
公司送员工参加培训。
政府送温暖到灾区。