移送 (yí sòng) — to transfer (a case, suspect, or document) to a… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A formal/legal verb meaning to hand a case, suspect, or document over to another authority or jurisdiction. Think 'to refer' or 'to transfer' between official bodies.

verb

to transfer (a case, suspect, or document) to another authority or jurisdiction

Examples

移送。
Zhè ge àn jiàn yǐ jīng yí sòng dào shàng jí fǎ yuàn le.
This case has been transferred to a higher court.
移送。
Xián yí rén bèi yí sòng zhì gōng ān jī guān jiē shòu diào chá.
The suspect was transferred to the public security bureau for investigation.
移送。
Suǒ yǒu xiāng guān wén jiàn bì xū yí sòng gěi zhǔ guǎn bù mén.
All relevant documents must be transferred to the competent department.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

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

移 gives moving, and 送 gives sending.

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.

禾多移

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

多

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

移 pairs 禾, a grain plant, with 多, which gives the sound.

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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