(sòng)

HSK 19 strokes

to send

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
sòng
Meaning
to send; to deliver; to transmit; to give (as a present); to see (sb) off; to accompany; to go along with
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿺辶关

A person waving 关 to someone walking away 辶

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged enclosing from the lower left.

How to write step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

sòng
HSK 3

to transmit

Open 发送 page →
jiēsòng
HSK 7-9

to pick up and drop off; to ferry back and forth

Open 接送 page →
sòng

don't bother to see me out

Open 不送 page →
bǎosòng

to recommend (for admission to school)

Open 保送 page →
chuánsòng

to convey; to deliver; to transmit

Open 传送 page →

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