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赠送

zèngsòng

to give as a gift

A person handing over a parcel
Memory picture

Characters in this word

赠 zèng

Strokes
16
Radical
贝 — sea shell
Made of
贝 sea shell 曾 already, formerly, once
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

送 sòng

Strokes
9
Radical
辶 — to walk
Made of
辶 to walk 关 frontier pass
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 商店赠送杯子。 Shāngdiàn zèngsòng bēizi. The store gives away cups.
  • 学校赠送书包。 Xuéxiào zèngsòng shūbāo. The school gives away schoolbags.
  • 他赠送我花。 Tā zèngsòng wǒ huā. He gives me flowers.

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