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赠

to give as a present; to repel; to bestow an honorary title after death (old)

16 strokes Dict coverage rank #2,255 U+8D60

How 赠 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

贝 (semantic, “money”) + 曾 (phonetic, céng)

components: 贝 曾

How to remember it

make a present of · Heisig RSH #504

clam + increase

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 曾

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 曾 (céng) — compare how they read:

CharacterPinyinMeaning
曾 sound component céng already, formerly, once; the past
增 zēng to increase; to expand; to augment; to add
僧 sēng Buddhist priest, monk
蹭 cèng to shuffle; to procrastinate, to freeload, to dilly-dally
憎 zēng to abhor, to detest, to hate
噌 cēng to scold, to shout at
缯 zēng silk; to tie, to bind; surname
罾 zēng a large square net for catching fish
甑 zèng a boiler for steaming rice

Words containing 赠

WordPinyinMeaning
临别赠言 lín bié zèng yán words of advice on parting
采兰赠药 cǎi lán zèng yào see 采蘭贈芍|采兰赠芍[cai3 lan2 zeng4 shao2]
赠与者 zèng yǔ zhě giver
转赠 zhuǎn zèng to pass on a present
回赠 huí zèng to give sb (a gift) in return
赠品 zèng pǐn gift; complimentary item; freebie; giveaway
赠礼 zèng lǐ present; gift
捐赠者 juān zèng zhě donor; contributor
赠款 zèng kuǎn grant
遗赠 yí zèng to bequeath
赠送 zèng sòng to present as a gift
追赠 zhuī zèng to give to the departed; to confer (a title) posthumously
附赠 fù zèng see 附送[fu4 song4]
敬赠 jìng zèng to present respectfully; with (sb's) compliments; complimentary
捐赠盈余 juān zèng yíng yú surplus from donation (accountancy)
赠与 zèng yǔ variant of 贈予|赠予[zeng4 yu3]
损赠 sǔn zèng to donate; donation
获赠 huò zèng to receive; to be given; to be presented with
奉赠 fèng zèng (honorific) to present; to give as a present
采兰赠芍 cǎi lán zèng sháo (lit.) to pluck orchids and gift peonies (idiom); (fig.) (of lovers) to exchange presents