# 送

| 送 | U+9001, &#36865; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9001 |
| ← 退 [U+9000] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 适 → [U+9002] |

## Translingual
### Han character

送 (Kangxi radical 162, 辵+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 卜廿大 (YTK), four-corner 3830$_3$, composition ⿺辶关)
| Traditional | 送 |
| Simplified | 送 |
| Japanese | 送 |
| Korean | 送 |

#### Derived characters

* 鎹, 餸(𩠌), 㮸, 𠌡, 𢱤, 𦷴, 𫯖, 𬚥, 𭏘, 𭞅

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1256, character 21
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 38842
* Dae Jaweon: page 1741, character 4
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3832, character 6
* Unihan data for U+9001

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sloːŋs) : semantic 辶 (“to walk”) + phonetic 灷.

### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Derivative: 餸／𩠌 (sung3, “(Cantonese) accompanying dish”).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): sòng (song$^4$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄙㄨㄥˋ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): song$^4$
    (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): sōng
    (Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): sōn
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): сун (sun, III)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): sung$^3$
    (Dongguan, Jyutping++): sung$^3$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): lhuung$^1$
* Gan (Wiktionary): sung$^4$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): sung
    (Hailu, HRS): sung$^ˇ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): sung$^4$
* Jin (Wiktionary): sung$^3$
* Northern Min (KCR): so̤̿ng
* Eastern Min (BUC): sáe̤ng
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): sang$^4$ / sorng$^4$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): sàng / sòng
    (Teochew, Peng'im): sang$^3$
    (Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): sang$^3$ / song$^3$
* Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): sloeng$^3$
* Wu (Wugniu)
** (Northern): $^5$son
** (Jinhua): $^5$son
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): song$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: sòng
*** Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄥˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: sòng
*** Wade–Giles: sung$^4$
*** Yale: sùng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sonq
*** Palladius: сун (sun)
*** Sinological IPA : /sʊŋ⁵¹/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: song$^4$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: sung
*** Sinological IPA : /soŋ²¹³/
** (Xi'an)
*** Guanzhong Pinyin: sōng
*** Sinological IPA : /suəŋ⁵⁵/
** (Nanjing)
*** Nanjing Pinyin: sōn
*** Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): son$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /soŋ⁴⁴/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: сун (sun, III)
*** Sinological IPA : /suŋ⁴⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: sung$^3$
*** Yale: sung
*** Cantonese Pinyin: sung$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: sung$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /sʊŋ³³/
** (Dongguan, Guancheng)
*** Jyutping++: sung$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /sʊŋ³²/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: lhuung$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɬɵŋ³³/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: sung$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /suŋ³⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sung
*** Hakka Romanization System: sung
*** Hagfa Pinyim: sung$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /suŋ⁵⁵/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: sung$^ˇ$
*** Sinological IPA: /suŋ¹¹/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: sung$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /sʊŋ⁵³/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: sung$^3$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /suŋ⁴⁵/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: so̤̿ng
*** Sinological IPA : /sɔŋ³³/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: sáe̤ng
*** Sinological IPA : /sɔyŋ²¹³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: sang$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɬaŋ⁴²/
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: sorng$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɬɒŋ⁴²/
* sang4 - vernacular;
* sorng4 - literary.
* Dialectal data
| Variety | Location | edit送 |
| Mandarin | Beijing | /suŋ⁵¹/ |
| Mandarin | Harbin | /suŋ⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Tianjin | /suŋ⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Jinan | /suŋ²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Qingdao | /səŋ⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Zhengzhou | /suŋ³¹²/ |
| Mandarin | Xi'an | /suŋ⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Xining | /suə̃²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Yinchuan | /suŋ¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Lanzhou | /sũn¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Ürümqi | /suŋ²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Wuhan | /soŋ³⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Chengdu | /soŋ¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Guiyang | /soŋ²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Kunming | /soŋ¹/ |
| Mandarin | Nanjing | /soŋ⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Hefei | /səŋ⁵³/ |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /suəŋ⁴⁵/ |
| Jin | Pingyao | /suŋ³⁵/ |
| Jin | Hohhot | /sũŋ⁵⁵/ |
| Wu | Shanghai | /soŋ³⁵/ |
| Wu | Suzhou | /soŋ⁵¹³/ |
| Wu | Hangzhou | /soŋ⁴⁴⁵/ |
| Wu | Wenzhou | /soŋ⁴²/ |
| Hui | Shexian | /sʌ̃³²⁴/ |
| Hui | Tunxi | /san⁴²/ |
| Xiang | Changsha | /soŋ⁵⁵/ |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | /sən⁵⁵/ |
| Gan | Nanchang | /suŋ⁴⁵/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /suŋ⁵³/ |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | /suŋ⁵⁵/ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /soŋ³³/ |
| Cantonese | Nanning | /ɬuŋ³³/ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | /suŋ³³/ |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /sɔŋ²¹/ /saŋ²¹/ |
| Min | Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /sɔyŋ²¹²/ |
| Min | Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /sɔŋ³³/ |
| Min | Shantou (Teochew) | /saŋ²¹³/ |
| Min | Haikou (Hainanese) | /soŋ³⁵/ /taŋ³⁵/ |
* Middle Chinese: suwngH
Rime :
| Character | 送 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 心 (16) |
| Final (韻) | 東 (1) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 蘇弄切 |
| Baxter | suwngH |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /suŋ$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /suŋ$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /suŋ$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /səwŋ$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /suŋ$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /suŋ$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /suŋ$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | sòng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | sung$^3$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*[s]ˤoŋ-s/
    (Zhengzhang): /*sloːŋs/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 送 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | sòng |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ suwng$^H$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*[s]ˁoŋ-s/ |
| English | escort (v.), send |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 送 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 12062 |
| Phonetic component | 送 |
| Rime group | 東 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 送 |
| Old Chinese | /*sloːŋs/ |

### Definitions

送
* to see someone off
* to send; to dispatch; to deliver
* to give; to offer; to gift
    買一送一／买一送一 ― mǎi yī sòng yī ― buy one get one (free)
    滿千送百／满千送百 ― mǎn qiān sòng bǎi ― purchase $1000 and get $100 back
       Zhè fèn lǐwù sòng gěi nǐ. [Pinyin]
       This is a gift for you.
       jan$^4$ dei$^6$ sung$^3$ nei$^5$ je$^5$, jiu$^3$ gong$^2$ do$^1$ ze$^6$. [Jyutping]
       When people gift you things, you need to say thank you.
* to lose; to sacrifice
* (Cantonese) to accompany (a staple food, medicine, drinks, etc.)
       ngo$^5$ aa$^3$ po$^4$ hou$^2$ zung$^1$ ji$^3$ jung$^6$ fu$^6$ jyu$^5$ sung$^3$ zuk$^1$. [Jyutping]
       My grandma really likes to eat congee with fermented bean curd.
       m$^4$ ho$^2$ ji$^5$ jung$^6$ zau$^2$ sung$^3$ joek$^6$. [Jyutping]
       You must not take medication along with alcohol.
       lo$^2$ di$^1$ faa$^1$ sang$^1$ lai$^4$ sung$^3$ be$^1$ zau$^2$. [Jyutping]
       Get some peanuts to eat with beer.
       ni$^1$ dip$^6$ maa$^4$ po$^4$ dau$^6$ fu$^6$ sung$^3$ faan$^6$ jat$^1$ lau$^4$. [Jyutping]
       This mapo tofu goes great with rice.

### Compounds

* 不送氣／不送气 (bùsòngqì)
* 不送氣音／不送气音 (bùsòngqìyīn)
* 以目相送
* 以目送情
* 伴送
* 保送 (bǎosòng)
* 偷寒送暖
* 傳杯送盞／传杯送盏
* 傾送／倾送
* 傳送／传送 (chuánsòng)
* 傳送帶／传送带 (chuánsòngdài)
* 公示送達／公示送达
* 公送
* 分送
* 利益輸送／利益输送
* 十八相送
* 告送 (gàosong)
* 吹送流
* 奉送 (fèngsòng)
* 婊子送客
* 官送
* 密送 (mìsòng)
* 弄送
* 弔賀迎送／吊贺迎送
* 後送／后送 (hòusòng)
* 恭送
* 手揮目送／手挥目送
* 投懷送抱／投怀送抱 (tóuhuáisòngbào)
* 扭送 (niǔsòng)
* 抄送 (chāosòng)
* 押送 (yāsòng)
* 推襟送抱
* 接送 (jiēsòng)
* 掇送
* 播送 (bōsòng)
* 斷送／断送 (duànsòng)
* 暗送秋波 (ànsòngqiūbō)
* 株送徒
* 檢送／检送 (jiǎnsòng)
* 歡送／欢送 (huānsòng)
* 水送山迎
* 津送
* 漂送
* 發送／发送
* 發送機／发送机
* 白衣送酒
* 目送 (mùsòng)
* 目送手揮／目送手挥
* 祖送
* 秋波送情 (qiūbō sòngqíng)
* 移送 (yísòng)
* 縱送／纵送
* 致送 (zhìsòng)
* 葬送 (zàngsòng)
* 解送
* 護送／护送 (hùsòng)
* 資送／资送
* 賠送／赔送
* 贈送／赠送 (zèngsòng)
* 輸送／输送 (shūsòng)
* 輸送帶／输送带 (shūsòngdài)
* 轉送／转送 (zhuǎnsòng)
* 迎來送往／迎来送往
* 迎新送故
* 迎新送舊／迎新送旧
* 送上天
* 送上門／送上门 (sòngshàngmén)
* 送交 (sòngjiāo)
* 送人 (sòngrén)
* 送人情
* 送作堆
* 送信 (sòngxìn)
* 送分題／送分题 (sòngfēntí)
* 送別／送别 (sòngbié)
* 送命 (sòngmìng)
* 送喪／送丧 (sòngsāng)
* 送報／送报 (sòngbào)
* 送官
* 送客
* 送往事居
* 送往迎來／送往迎来
* 送情 (sòngqíng)
* 送故
* 送故迎新
* 送新
* 送暖偷寒
* 送死 (sòngsǐ)
* 送殯／送殡 (sòngbìn)
* 送氣／送气 (sòngqì)
* 送氣音／送气音 (sòngqìyīn)
* 送灶
* 送瘟神 (sòng wēnshén)
* 送目
* 送眼流眉
* 送神
* 送祟
* 送禮／送礼 (sònglǐ)
* 送秋波 (sòngqiūbō)
* 送窮／送穷
* 送終／送终 (sòngzhōng)
* 送老
* 送舊迎新／送旧迎新
* 送茶
* 送葬 (sòngzàng)
* 送行 (sòngxíng)
* 送親／送亲
* 送話／送话
* 送話器／送话器 (sònghuàqì)
* 送貨／送货 (sònghuò)
* 送路
* 退送
* 退送紙／退送纸
* 送達／送达 (sòngdá)
* 送還／送还 (sònghuán)
* 送錢／送钱
* 送風機／送风机
* 送餞／送饯
* 送鬼
* 送鮮／送鲜
* 運送／运送 (yùnsòng)
* 運送機／运送机
* 遣送 (qiǎnsòng)
* 遞送／递送 (dìsòng)
* 選送／选送
* 配送 (pèisòng)
* 防送人
* 防送公人
* 附送 (fùsòng)
* 限時專送／限时专送
* 陪送
* 雪中送炭 (xuězhōngsòngtàn)
* 雪裡送炭／雪里送炭
* 養生送死／养生送死
* 養老送終／养老送终
* 麒麟送子

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 送 |
| Kyūjitai | 送󠄁 送+&#xE0101; (Adobe-Japan1) |
| Kyūjitai | 送󠄃 送+&#xE0103; (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho) |
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### Kanji

(Third grade kyōiku kanji)
* To send

#### Readings

* Go-on: す (su)
* Kan-on: そう (sō, Jōyō)
* Kun: おくる (okuru, 送る, Jōyō)
* Nanori: おく (oku)

### References

* ↑ “送”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎ (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2024

## Korean
### Hanja

送 (eumhun 보낼 송 (bonael song))
* hanja form of 송 (“to send”)

#### Compounds

* 등송 (謄送, deungsong, “(archaic) sending a reproduction; sending a copy”)
* 방송 (放送, bangsong, “broadcasting”)
* 방송국 (放送局, bangsongguk, “broadcasting station: radio station, TV station, etc.”)
* 송신 (送信, songsin, “transmission”)

## Vietnamese

* chữ Hán Nôm in this term
* 送

### Han character

送: Hán Việt readings: tống
送: Nôm readings: tống
* chữ Hán form of tống (“to accompany; to send off”).
** Lưu Bình Phú, sheet 5a
    妾 固 醝 花 沈 月，於 𦋦 𢚸 送 舊 迎 新。
       Thiếp có say hoa đắm nguyệt, ở ra lòng tống cựu nghinh tân.
       I do love beauty, in-and-out from my heart, off with the old and in with the new.