赠送
Old HSK 6
赠送 (zèngsòng) · to give as a gift
赠送 (zèngsòng) means “to give as a gift; to present”. It is written with 2 characters: 赠 (to bestow) + 送 (to give). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 赠送 is built
The characters
赠 zèng · to bestow
What 赠 is made of
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 人rén — person
- 冂 — frame
- 曾céng — already
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丷ha — kwukyel
送 sòng · to give
What 送 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 关guān — to close
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 天tiān — day
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 大dà — big
- 丷ha — kwukyel
Origin hint: A person waving 关 to someone walking away 辶 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
买两件，赠送一件。Mǎi liǎng jiàn, zèngsòng yī jiàn.Buy two, get one free.
他赠送给学校很多书。Tā zèngsòng gěi xuéxiào hěnduō shū.He presented the school with many books.
Questions about 赠送
What does 赠送 mean?
赠送 (zèngsòng) means “to give as a gift; to present”.
How do you pronounce 赠送?
赠送 is pronounced zèngsòng.
Which HSK level is 赠送?
赠送 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
Learn 赠送 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 227: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.