赠

贈
zèng
#2,119 most
frequent character
give as a present, present as a gift
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

赠 links 贝, shell money, with 曾 céng, which adds the idea of adding and also gives the sound. Money plus adding points to the first sense, to give as a gift. The meaning has stayed close to that.

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Example Sentences

我送给你这个书籍，作为生日赠礼。
wǒ sònggěi nǐ zhègè shūjí ， zuòwéi shēngrì zèng lǐ 。
I give you this book as a birthday gift.
她赠送了一条围巾给朋友。
tā zèngsòng le yītiáo wéijīn gěi péngyǒu 。
She gave a scarf to her friend as a gift.
老板赠送每位员工一份礼物。
lǎobǎn zèngsòng měiwèi yuángōng yīfèn lǐwù 。
The boss gave each employee a gift.

Words with similar meanings

送sòng
to give
送 (sòng) is a more general term for giving something and can be used in everyday contexts.
赠送zèngsòng
to present
赠送 (zèngsòng) is a more formal variant specifically used for giving gifts.

Homophones

综zèng
heddle, Taiwan pr. [zong4]

Words Starting With 赠

赠送zèng sòng
give as a present; present as a gift

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