送 (sòng) is a Chinese character meaning “to give (as a gift)”. It is written from 辶 (walk; go — the "movement" radical (chuò)) and 关 (to close; to shut; a pass or barrier), one enclosing the other, and takes 9 strokes.
Build the character for “to give; to see someone off”
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Structure
辶 + 关
Enclosing structure
- 辶 walk; go — the "movement" radical (chuò) · chuò meaning
- 关 to close; to shut; a pass or barrier · guān unknown
Structure from: IDS 拆分 ⿺辶关，并以 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：笔画 0–5 为「关」（点、撇、横、横、撇、捺），笔画 6–8 为「辶」（点、横折折撇、平捺）
Memory aid
关 sits on the road radical 辶: you walk someone all the way to the gate (关), then close it behind them. That is seeing a guest off — 送. Both parts really are in this character.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
9 strokes
In real words
- 送礼sòng lǐto give a gift送 = sòng
- 欢送huān sòngto see someone off; to give a farewell party送 = sòng
- 送给sòng gěito give (as a present) to送 = sòng
Go deeper
All readings
to give; to deliver; to see off
to give (as a gift); to deliver; to send; to see someone off
把东西交给别人（多指赠送）；把东西运到某处；陪着人一起走到某个地方。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 送礼sòng lǐto give a gift送 = sòng
- 欢送huān sòngto see someone off; to give a farewell party送 = sòng
- 送给sòng gěito give (as a present) to送 = sòng
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 送 mean?
送 (sòng) means to give (as a gift); to deliver; to send; to see someone off.
How do you pronounce 送?
It is pronounced sòng.
What parts is 送 made of?
辶 (walk; go — the "movement" radical (chuò)) and 关 (to close; to shut; a pass or barrier), one enclosing the other. The recorded source is: IDS 拆分 ⿺辶关，并以 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：笔画 0–5 为「关」（点、撇、横、横、撇、捺），笔画 6–8 为「辶」（点、横折折撇、平捺）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 送 have?
9. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 送?
辶. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 送?
Common ones are 送礼 and 欢送. The reading of 送 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.