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送给 (sòng gěi) — to give (as a gift), to present

Definition

送给 is 'to give as a gift to (someone)' — unlike 交给 (hand over/deliver, not necessarily a gift), it stresses the recipient and the present-giving purpose. The recipient takes 送给 as its object.

verb
to give (as a gift)to present

Examples

  • 送给。
    Tā sòng gěi wǒ yì běn shū.
    He gave me a book (as a gift).
  • 送给。
    Mā ma sòng gěi le wǒ yì tiáo wéi jīn.
    Mom gave me a scarf.
  • 送给。
    Zhè shì péng you sòng gěi de lǐ wù.
    This is a gift from a friend.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

送sòngsend
给gěigive

送 gives sending, and 给 gives giving to someone.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 給; 给 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mì
Sound part声符shēngfú
合
合hé給gěi
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 給 uses 糸 (silk) for meaning and 合 for sound, and its old sense was rich, abundant, perhaps referring to precious silk; 给 is a later simplified form.

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