送往 (sòng wǎng) — to send (someone/something) to a location; to deliver to

Definition

Literary/formal verb meaning 'to send to / deliver to' a destination, often used for patients, supplies, or people being dispatched (commonly in the 被 construction). More written than everyday 送 and more solemn than 寄.

verb
to send (someone/something) to a locationto deliver to

Examples

  • 送往。
    Bìng rén bèi jǐn jí sòng wǎng yī yuàn.
    The patient was rushed to the hospital.
  • 送往。
    Zhè xiē wù zī jiāng sòng wǎng zāi qū.
    These supplies will be sent to the disaster area.
  • 送往。
    Hái zi bèi sòng wǎng wài dì dú shū.
    The child was sent to study in another city.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

送sòngsend
往wǎngtoward

送 means to send and 往 points toward a place, giving 'send 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.

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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
止止zhǐfoot
Sound part声符shēngfú
王
王wáng往wǎng
Same sound today

The form that became 往 paired 止, a foot, with 王 for the sound; a stepping part was later added, and the right side changed.

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