送 (sòng) — to give / send / see off

送 (sòng)

送 covers three related actions: giving something as a gift, delivering or sending something, and accompanying someone to the door or to their destination.

Meanings

1. [verb] To give as a gift; to present.
2. [verb] To deliver; to send.
3. [verb] To see someone off; to accompany to the door or station.

Example Sentences

我送你一本书作为礼物。 Wǒ sòng nǐ yī běn shū zuòwéi lǐwù. I'll give you a book as a gift.

我去送他到机场。 Wǒ qù sòng tā dào jīchǎng. I went to see him off at the airport.

快递员来送包裹了。 Kuàidìyuán lái sòng bāoguǒ le. The courier came to deliver the parcel.

她的生日，大家都送了她礼物。 Tā de shēngrì, dàjiā dōu sòng le tā lǐwù. For her birthday, everyone gave her gifts.

Collocations

Memory Hook

送 has 辶 (movement radical at the bottom): your feet carry you forward to deliver or escort — movement is the core of 送.