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)
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:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |