送货上门 (sòng huò shàng mén) — to provide home delivery; to deliver goods to one's door

Definition

A set phrase meaning 'to deliver goods right to the customer's door', emphasizing the door-to-door convenience of a service. Used as a service feature, not a casual action.

verb
to provide home deliveryto deliver goods to one's door

Examples

  • 送货上门。
    Zhè jiā chāo shì kě yǐ sòng huò shàng mén.
    This supermarket provides home delivery.
  • 送货上门。
    Tā men chéng nuò miǎn fèi sòng huò shàng mén.
    They promise free home delivery.
  • 送货上门。
    Wǎng shàng gòu wù dà duō zhī chí sòng huò shàng mén.
    Most online shopping supports home delivery.

Origin

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.

Open 送 →

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 貨; 货 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
貝貝bèishell, money
Sound part声符shēngfú
化
化huà貨huò
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 貨 pairs 化 (sound) with 貝 (shell, money) to write valuable goods; the simplified 货 is a shorthand.

Open 货 →

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

上 is drawn as a short horizontal line placed above a longer arc, marking a position above that arc.

Open 上 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 門; 门 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 門 pictures a gate as two door shapes side by side; the simplified 门 is a later shorthand.

Open 门 →

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