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送达 (sòng dá) — (of documents, goods, notifications) to deliver to, to send to (a specific recipient); (law) to serve (a writ, summons, order) on someone

Definition

A formal verb meaning 'to deliver to / serve on' a specific recipient — documents, notices, legal papers. Used in official and legal contexts, not everyday speech like 送.

verb
(of documents, goods, notifications) to deliver toto send to (a specific recipient)(law) to serve (a writ, summons, order) on someone

Examples

  • 送达。
    Fǎ yuàn yǐ jīng jiāng chuán piào sòng dá dāng shì rén.
    The court has already served the summons on the party involved.
  • 送达。
    Kuài dì yuán jīn tiān huì bǎ bāo guǒ sòng dá nǐ jiā lǐ.
    The courier will deliver the package to your home today.
  • 送达。
    Gōng sī jué dìng yòng diàn zǐ yóu jiàn sòng dá zhè fèn tōng zhī.
    The company decided to send this notice via email.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

送sòngsend
达dáreach

The idea of 送 sending and 达 reaching builds the sense of delivering something to a recipient.

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
辶Written in full as辵chuò
Sound part声符shēngfú
大
大dà达dá
Same sound today

This form 达 pairs 辶 (written in full as 辵) with 大 as a sound component.

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