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发送 (fā sòng) — to send, to transmit, to dispatch; to issue (an official document or credential)

Definition

发送 is the standard verb for electronically sending or transmitting (a file, message, report). Unlike 送 (deliver/see off) or 发 (broader, also issue/distribute), it specifically pairs with digital or official transmissions.

verb
to sendto transmitto dispatchto issue (an official document or credential)

Examples

  • 发送。
    Wǒ fā sòng le yí fèn bào gào gěi jīng lǐ.
    I sent a report to the manager.
  • 发送。
    Qǐng fā sòng zhè ge wén jiàn dào dǎ yìn jī.
    Please send this file to the printer.
  • 发送。
    Tā men yòng shǒu jī fā sòng le yì tiáo duǎn xìn.
    They sent a text message using their phone.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

发fāsend
送sòngdeliver

'发' means send or issue, and '送' means deliver; together they describe sending something out.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 發; 发 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 发 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (爆发, 出发) it is 發; in others (理发, 头发) it is 髮.

The form 發, which 发 stands for in many words, was originally drawn as a bow firing an arrow.

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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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