送来 (sòng lái) — to send (over here), to deliver to the speaker

Definition

Directional verb: deliver something to the speaker ('send over here'). Pairs with 把 in 把 construction; see also 送去 for sending away.

verb

to send (over here)to deliver to the speaker

送来。
Qǐng nǐ bǎ wén jiàn sòng lái.
Please send the document over here.
送来。
Tā zuó tiān sòng lái le yì xiāng shuǐ guǒ.
He sent a box of fruit here yesterday.
送来？
Nǐ néng sòng lái yì xiē shū ma?
Can you send some books over here?

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

送 means to send or deliver, and 来 brings the sense of coming here, giving send over.

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.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 來; 来 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 來 shows a wheat plant: a central ear, upward leaves, and downward stem and roots. The simplified 来 is a later shorthand.