送入 (sòng rù) — to send into, to deliver to, to usher in | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A verb-object compound meaning to deliver or guide something/someone into a place, system, or state. The 把 construction is common when the object is moved in (see the 把 disposal pattern).

verb

to send intoto deliver toto usher in

Examples

送入。
Bìng rén bèi jǐn jí sòng rù yī yuàn.
The patient was rushed into the hospital.
送入。
Qǐng bǎ zhè xiē wén jiàn sòng rù xì tǒng.
Please enter these files into the system.
送入。
Kǎo guān bǎ kǎo shēng sòng rù kǎo chǎng.
The examiner ushered the examinees into the exam hall.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

送 send and 入 into combine to mean send into or deliver to.

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

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.

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

入 is drawn as an arrowhead, indicating 'to enter'.

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