送 sòng deliver
deliver; to give; to see off
怎么记住“送”: 辶 walking + 关 to close = deliver. All day the courier goes walking from door to door and never gets to close her bag, with one more parcel always left to deliver.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
originally 辵 + 灷
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
送 = 辶 walking + 关 to close
- 辶 walking meaning
- 关 to close shape only
- 丷 horns
- 天 day
- 一 one
- 大 big
All day the courier goes walking from door to door and never gets to close her bag, with one more parcel always left to deliver.
How it came to be
Walking gives the meaning and the right part gives the sound.
用法
- "To give (a gift); to see off; to deliver": 送你一本书 (sòng nǐ yì běn shū) give you a book, 送朋友 (sòng péngyou) see a friend off, 送货 (sòng huò) deliver goods.
- Trap: 送 as "give" implies a gift/free of charge, unlike neutral 给 (gěi, hand over). 送行 (sòngxíng)/送别 (sòngbié) = see someone off.
含“送”的词语
例句
- 这份礼物送给你。 Zhè fèn lǐwù sòng gěi nǐ.This gift is for you.