回赠 (huí zèng) — to send a present in return; to give a return g…

Definition

A formal verb meaning to give a return gift in response to one received — emphasizes the reciprocal, polite exchange, more literary than casual 送.

verb

to send a present in returnto give a return gift

，回赠。
Tā shōu dào lǐ wù hòu, yě huí zèng le yí jiàn jì niàn pǐn.
After receiving the gift, he also gave a souvenir in return.
，回赠。
Wèi le biǎo shì gǎn xiè, wǒ huí zèng le yì běn zì jǐ xiě de shū.
To express gratitude, I gave a book I wrote myself as a return gift.
回赠，。
Tā men hù xiāng huí zèng, qì fen hěn róng qià.
They exchanged gifts with each other, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

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.

回huíin return

'回' means in return, and '赠' means give, so it is to send a gift back.

Characters in this word

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

回 comes from a drawing of a spiral, showing something turning around.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 贈; 赠 is its simplified writing.

貝曾贈

Meaning part形符xíngfú

貝貝bèi

Sound part声符shēngfú

曾

Same sound today

The traditional form 贈 combines 貝 with 曾, which supplies the sound; the simplified 赠 is a shorthand.