赐 cì to give
to give; to bestow a favor; to grant
怎么记住“赐”: 贝 sea shell + 易 easy = to give. Of all her treasures, the little girl finds it easy to choose the sea shell she wants to give her teacher.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
赐 = 贝 sea shell + 易 easy
- 贝 sea shell meaning
- 易 easy sound
- 日 sun
- 勿 don’t
Of all her treasures, the little girl finds it easy to choose the sea shell she wants to give her teacher.
How it came to be
The shell, once used as money, gives the meaning and the sign for easy gives the sound.
用法
- To bestow/grant (from a superior to an inferior): 赏赐 (shǎngcì) to bestow rewards, 恩赐 (ēncì) to bestow as a favor (often with a condescending tinge), 赐予 (cìyǔ) to grant.
- In polite requests: 赐教 (cìjiào) 'kindly instruct me', 请赐复 (qǐng cìfù) 'please favor me with a reply'. Formal/deferential; the giver is always the higher party.