递
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to hand over; to pass on; to deliver; (bound form) progressively; in the proper order
10 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,590 U+9012
How 递 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
辶 (semantic, “walk”) + 弟 (phonetic, dì)
How to remember it
hand over · Heisig RSH #2280
弟 younger brother + road
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 弟
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 弟 (dì) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 弟 sound component | dì | young brother, junior |
| 梯 | tī | ladder, steps, stairs |
| 涕 | tì | tears; mucus |
| 剃 | tì | to shave |
| 鹈 | tí | pelican |
| 睇 | dì | to glance, to look, to stare |
| 娣 | dì | younger sister; younger brother's wife |
| 绨 | tí | coarse pongee, heavy silk |
| 锑 | tī | antimony |
Words containing 递
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一递一声 | yī dì yī shēng | (of singers etc) one answering the other |
| 力学传递 | lì xué chuán dì | mechanical transmission |
| 神经递质 | shén jīng dì zhì | neurotransmitter |
| 一递一个 | yī dì yī gè | one after another |
| 递推公式 | dì tuī gōng shì | recurrence formula |
| 递眼色 | dì yǎn sè | to give sb a meaningful look |
| 力传递 | lì chuán dì | mechanical transmission |
| 传递者 | chuán dì zhě | messenger; transmitter (of information) |
| 递条子 | dì tiáo zi | to pass a message |
| 递推关系 | dì tuī guān xì | (math.) recurrence relation |
| 特快专递 | tè kuài zhuān dì | express mail |
| 邮递区号 | yóu dì qū hào | (Tw) postal code; ZIP code |
| 投递员 | tóu dì yuán | courier; mailman |
| 快递员 | kuài dì yuán | package delivery person; courier |
| 非递推 | fēi dì tuī | nonrecursive |
| 递加 | dì jiā | progressively increasing |
| 递交 | dì jiāo | to present; to give; to hand over; to hand in; to lay before |
| 转递 | zhuǎn dì | to pass on; to relay |
| 联邦快递 | Lián bāng Kuài dì | FedEx |
| 递回 | dì huí | see 遞歸|递归[di4 gui1] |