呈送 (chéng sòng) — to forward or submit (a document, report, etc.) to a higher authority

Definition

Formal written verb meaning to formally submit or forward a document to a higher authority. Used in official or bureaucratic contexts, not everyday speech.

verb
to forward or submit (a document, report, etc.) to a higher authority
Easily confused

Examples

  • 呈送。
    Qǐng jiāng zhè fèn bào gào chéng sòng gěi zǒng bù.
    Please forward this report to headquarters.
  • 呈送。
    Tā zuó tiān chéng sòng le yí fèn shēn qǐng shū.
    He submitted an application form yesterday.
  • 呈送。
    Zhè xiē wén jiàn xū yào chéng sòng shàng jí shěn pī.
    These documents need to be sent to the higher level for approval.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

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

呈chéngsubmit
送sòngsend

呈 (submit) and 送 (send) combine to mean send a document upward.

Characters in this word

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
口口kǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
𡈼
𡈼𡈼呈chéng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

呈 pairs 口 with a lower 𡈼 part: 口 points to the meaning, and 𡈼 gives the sound.

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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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