输 shū
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 车 — cart, vehicle
- Made of
- 车 cart, vehicle 俞 to consent, to approve
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
输送
shūsòng
to transport, to convey
Characters in this word
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
- 这条管道主要用于输送天然气，维护要求很高。 Zhè tiáo guǎndào zhǔyào yòngyú shūsòng tiānránqì, wéihù yāoqiú hěn gāo. This pipeline is mainly used to transport natural gas, so its maintenance requirements are high.
- 血液把氧气输送到全身各处。 Xuèyè bǎ yǎngqì shūsòng dào quánshēn gèchù. Blood carries oxygen to every part of the body.
- 这座电站每天向城市输送大量电力。 Zhè zuò diànzhàn měitiān xiàng chéngshì shūsòng dàliàng diànlì. This power station delivers a large amount of electricity to the city every day.
Related words
- 输 shū to lose
- 输入 shūrù to enter; to input
- 运输 yùnshū to transport
- 输出 shūchū to output
- 传输 chuánshū to transmit, to transfer
- 灌输 guànshū to instil; to indoctrinate
- 输血 shūxuè to transfuse blood; to provide vital support
- 输液 shūyè to receive an intravenous infusion; to give an IV drip
- 送 sòng to give (as a gift); to send; to see off
- 送到 sòngdào to deliver to
- 送给 sònggěi to give to
- 发送 fāsòng to send