馈 kuì gift
gift; present
怎么记住“馈”: 饣 food + 贵 expensive = gift. The neighbour brings a basket of food so expensive that the young couple cannot believe it is a gift.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
馈 = 饣 food + 贵 expensive
- 饣 food meaning
- 贵 expensive sound
- 𠀐 shopping basket
- 贝 sea shell
The neighbour brings a basket of food so expensive that the young couple cannot believe it is a gift.
How it came to be
Food gives the meaning and expensive gives the sound: to bring someone food.
用法
- Bound character = to give/present, alive mainly in feedback words. 反馈 (fǎnkuì) feedback: 收集反馈 (shōují fǎnkuì) to gather feedback, a systems/UX staple.
- 回馈 (huíkuì) to give back/repay (回馈社会 to give back to society). The literal 馈赠 (kuìzèng) to present a gift is formal/written.