寄 jì send
send; send by mail
How to remember 寄: 宀 house + 奇 strange = send. Grandma's house is full of strange old toys, so she decides to send a box to every grandchild.
Component breakdown
寄 = 宀 house + 奇 strange
- 宀 house
- 奇 strange
- 大 big
- 可 may
- 丁 nail
- 口 mouth
Grandma's house is full of strange old toys, so she decides to send a box to every grandchild.
How it is used
- To send by mail/post - 寄信 (jì xìn) mail a letter, 邮寄 (yóujì) send by post.
- Contrast 送 (sòng, hand-deliver/give in person) and 发 (fā, send electronically): 寄 goes through the postal system.
- 寄托 (jìtuō) is figurative - to place (hopes/feelings) on something: 寄托哀思 (jìtuō āisī) invest one's grief in.
Words with 寄
Example sentences
- 我去邮局寄信。 Wǒ qù yóujú jìxìn.I'm going to the post office to mail a letter.