馈赠 (kuì zèng) — to present a gift, to make a gift of (something) (formal/literary)

Definition

馈赠 (kuìzèng) is a formal/literary verb meaning 'to present a gift', typically used for donations, awards, or ceremonial giving rather than everyday casual gifting.

verb
to present a giftto make a gift of (something) (formal/literary)

Examples

  • 馈赠。
    Gōng sī xiàng zāi qū kuì zèng le dà liàng wù zī.
    The company donated a large amount of supplies to the disaster area.
  • 馈赠。
    Tā bǎ zì jǐ zhēn cáng de shū huà kuì zèng gěi bó wù guǎn.
    He presented his treasured calligraphy and paintings to the museum.
  • 馈赠。
    Zhè cì huó dòng dé dào le xǔ duō qǐ yè de kāng kǎi kuì zèng.
    This event received generous gifts from many enterprises.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

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

馈kuìgive
赠zèngpresent

馈赠 joins 馈 (give) and 赠 (present) to mean giving a gift.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 饋; 馈 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
食食shí
Sound part声符shēngfú
貴
貴guì饋kuì
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 饋 pairs 食 (food) with 貴 as a sound part; the simplified 馈 is a shorthand, and its parts are not the historical components.

Open 馈 →

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 贈; 赠 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
貝貝bèi
Sound part声符shēngfú
曾
曾céng贈zèng
Same sound today

The traditional form 贈 combines 貝 with 曾, which supplies the sound; the simplified 赠 is a shorthand.

Open 赠 →

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