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送 sòng deliver

deliver; to give; to see off

How to remember 送: 辶 road + 关 to close = deliver. All day the courier races down the road and never gets to close her van door, with one more parcel always left to deliver.

  • 656. most frequent character
  • HSK 2
  • 9 strokes
  • Radical 辵

Component breakdown

送 = 辶 road + 关 to close

  • 辶 road
  • 关 to close
    • 丷 horns
    • 天 day
      • 一 one
      • 大 big
The Gushi story

All day the courier races down the road and never gets to close her van door, with one more parcel always left to deliver.

How it is used

  • "To give (a gift); to see off; to deliver" - 送你一本书 (sòng nǐ yì běn shū) give you a book, 送朋友 (sòng péngyou) see a friend off, 送货 (sòng huò) deliver goods.
  • Trap: 送 as "give" implies a gift/free of charge, unlike neutral 给 (gěi, hand over). 送行 (sòngxíng)/送别 (sòngbié) = see someone off.

Words with 送

Example sentences

  • 这份礼物送给你。 Zhè fèn lǐwù sòng gěi nǐ.This gift is for you.