分送 (fēn sòng) — to distribute (to multiple recipients), to send out

Definition

Means 'distribute / send out' to multiple recipients, often for materials, gifts, or information. It emphasizes one sender reaching many recipients at once — broader and more organized than a single 送.

verb
to distribute (to multiple recipients)to send out

Examples

  • 分送。
    Gōng sī gěi měi gè yuán gōng fēn sòng le yí fèn lǐ wù.
    The company distributed a gift to each employee.
  • 分送。
    Tā fù zé bǎ xuān chuán zī liào fēn sòng dào gè gè shè qū.
    He is responsible for distributing promotional materials to each community.
  • 分送。
    Zhè ge jī gòu fēn sòng miǎn fèi cān shí gěi yǒu xū yào de rén.
    This organization distributes free meals to people in need.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

分fēndistribute
送sòngsend

分 as distribute and 送 as send combine to mean send out to many recipients.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

分 pairs 八 (to separate) with 刀 (knife), showing something cut apart with a knife.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辶Written in full as辵chuòto walk
Sound part声符shēngfú
灷
灷zhuàn送sòng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

送 combines 辶, the walking radical, with 灷, which supplies the sound; the walking part fits meanings like see off or deliver.

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