捎

shāo
HSK 6
#3,596 most
frequent character
to bring sth to sb (news etc)
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

捎 has 扌 a hand as the meaning part and 肖 xiào as a loose sound part. It first meant to select. That grew to brushing against something, and then to bringing or delivering it. Read shào, the sense to give way was borrowed for its sound.

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Example Sentences

你能帮我捎个口信吗？
nǐ néng bāng wǒ shāo gè kǒu xìn ma ？
Can you help me bring a message?
我在路上捎了一些书给你的朋友。
wǒzài lùshàng shāo le yīxiē shū gěi nǐde péngyǒu 。
I brought some books for your friend on the way.
如果你见到他，请捎一句问候。
rúguǒ nǐ jiàndào tā ， qǐng shāo yījù wènhòu 。
If you meet him, please convey a greeting.

Words with similar meanings

带dài
to bring
More commonly used in everyday conversation.
传达chuándá
to convey
More formal and often used to refer to passing on information or messages.

Homophones

HSK 6
梢shāo
tip of branch
烧shāo
burn, cook, bake, roast, run a fever
稍shāo
a little, a bit, trifle, somewhat

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