投 tóu — to throw; to send
他把球投进了篮筐。Tā bǎ qiú tóu jìn le lán kuāng.He threw the ball into the basket.
Common words: 投资 (tóu zī)、投入 (tóu rù)、投诉 (tóu sù)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "to send"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "to send", including 投 (tóu), 致 (zhì), 送 (sòng), 寄 (jì). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "to send" covers 4 different Chinese characters — 投 (tóu), 致 (zhì), 送 (sòng), 寄 (jì) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 4 characters do not share a sound — their readings span tóu, zhì, sòng, jì — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 投 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 投 tóuto throw; to sendUseful words: 投资, 投入
- 致 zhìfine and close; to send; to devote; to deliver; to cause; to conveyUseful words: 导致, 一致
- 送 sòngto deliver; to carry; to give (as a present); to present (with); to see off; to sendUseful words: 送给, 发送
- 寄 jìlodge at; to mail; to send; to entrust; to dependUseful words: 寄托, 寄出
Common words for these 4 "to send" characters
Anchor each of these 4 characters in a word you can picture — start with 投 (tóu) — so "to send" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
投资tóu zīinvestment; to invest投入tóu rùto throw into; to put into; to throw oneself into; to participate in投诉tóu sùto lodge a complaint导致dǎo zhìto lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about一致yī zhìconsistent; unanimous; in agreement; together细致xì zhìdelicate; fine; careful; meticulous送给sòng gěito send; to give as a present发送fā sòngto transmit; to dispatch; to issue (an official document or credential)赠送zèng sòngto present as a gift寄托jì tuōto entrust (to sb); to place (one's hope, energy etc) in; a thing in which one invests (one's hope, energy etc)
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 4 ways to say "to send".
致 zhì — fine and close; to send; to devote; to deliver; to cause; to convey
大雪导致很多航班取消。Dà xuě dǎo zhì hěn duō háng bān qǔ xiāo.The heavy snow caused many flights to be canceled.
Common words: 导致 (dǎo zhì)、一致 (yī zhì)、细致 (xì zhì)
送 sòng — to deliver; to carry; to give (as a present); to present (with); to see off; to send
生日那天，朋友送给我一份礼物。Shēng rì nà tiān, péng you sòng gěi wǒ yí fèn lǐ wù.On my birthday, a friend gave me a gift.
Common words: 送给 (sòng gěi)、发送 (fā sòng)、赠送 (zèng sòng)
寄 jì — lodge at; to mail; to send; to entrust; to depend
我给远方的奶奶寄了一封信。Wǒ gěi yuǎn fāng de nǎi nai jì le yì fēng xìn.I mailed a letter to my grandma far away.
Common words: 寄托 (jì tuō)、寄出 (jì chū)、寄生 (jì shēng)
All 4 characters
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