(sòng) - to send, to give as a gift, to see off in Mandarin

sòng

Traditional: 送

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Translation

to send, to give as a gift, to see off

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Word origin

送 (sòng) means 'to send, to see off, to give'. It is a phono-semantic compound with 辶 (the movement radical, walking) for meaning and a phonetic component giving the sound.

Origin
phono-semantic compound
Root
辶 (movement radical) + phonetic

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Examples

。

I'll see you home.

。

He gave me a bunch of flowers.

裹guǒ。

Please deliver the parcel to this address.

。

I take the children to school.

。

He sends his friend a card every year.

送 (sòng) - to send, to give as a gift, to see off.

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This word is taught in chapter 6, lesson 3: 送, 看见, 或者 and 7 more words.