# 遞

| 遞 | U+905E, &#36958; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-905E |
| ← 遝 [U+905D] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 遟 → [U+905F] |

## Translingual

| Traditional | 遞 |
| Shinjitai | 逓 |
| Simplified | 递 |

### Han character

遞 (Kangxi radical 162, 辵+10, 14 strokes, cangjie input 卜竹卜山 (YHYU), four-corner 3230$_1$, composition ⿺辶虒)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1263, character 10
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 39045
* Dae Jaweon: page 1757, character 13
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3872, character 8
* Unihan data for U+905E

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 擨 | *laː |
| 搋 | *hr'eː, *hr'eː |
| 鷈 | *l̥ʰeː |
| 謕 | *l̥ʰeː, *l'eː, *sle |
| 嗁 | *l'eː |
| 蹏 | *l'eː |
| 鼶 | *l'eː, *sle |
| 遞 | *l'eːʔ, *l'eːs |
| 虒 | *sle |
| 榹 | *sle |
| 磃 | *sle |
| 傂 | *sle, *l'e, *l'eʔ |
| 螔 | *sle, *le |
| 禠 | *sle |
| 褫 | *l̥ʰɯʔ, *l̥ʰeʔ, *l'e, *l'eʔ |
| 篪 | *l'e |
| 歋 | *le |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *l'eːʔ, *l'eːs): semantic 辶 + phonetic 虒 (OC *sle).

### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): dì (di$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): dai$^6$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): thi
    (Meixian, Guangdong): ti$^4$
* Eastern Min (BUC): dâ̤
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): tē / tè
    (Teochew, Peng'im): di$^5$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$di
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): di$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: dì
*** Zhuyin: ㄉㄧˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: dì
*** Wade–Giles: ti$^4$
*** Yale: dì
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dih
*** Palladius: ди (di)
*** Sinological IPA : /ti⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: dai$^6$
*** Yale: daih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dai$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: dei$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /tɐi̯²²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thi
*** Hakka Romanization System: ti
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ti$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /tʰi⁵⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: ti$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /tʰi⁵³/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: dâ̤
*** Sinological IPA : /tɑ²⁴²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tē
*** Tâi-lô: tē
*** Phofsit Daibuun: de
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /te²²/
*** IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /te³³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /te⁴¹/
** (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tè
*** Tâi-lô: tè
*** Phofsit Daibuun: dex
*** IPA (Taipei): /te¹¹/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /te²¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: di$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tî
*** Sinological IPA : /ti⁵⁵/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$di
*** MiniDict: di$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$di
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /di²³/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: di$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /ti⁴⁵/
* Middle Chinese: dejX, dejH
Rime :
| Character | 遞 | 遞 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 定 (7) | 定 (7) |
| Final (韻) | 齊 (39) | 齊 (39) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | IV | IV |
| Fanqie | 徒禮切 | 特計切 |
| Baxter | dejX | dejH |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /dei$^X$/ | /dei$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /dei$^X$/ | /dei$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /dɛi$^X$/ | /dɛi$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /dɛj$^X$/ | /dɛj$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /dei$^X$/ | /dei$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /diei$^X$/ | /diei$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /dʱiei$^X$/ | /dʱiei$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | dì | dì |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | dai$^6$ | dai$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*lˤeʔ/
    (Zhengzhang): /*l'eːʔ/, /*l'eːs/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 遞 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | dì |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ dej$^X$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*lˁeʔ/ |
| English | alternate |
| 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 | 遞 | 遞 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| No. | 11974 | 11975 |
| Phonetic component | 虒 | 虒 |
| Rime group | 支 | 支 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 弟 | 第 |
| Old Chinese | /*l'eːʔ/ | /*l'eːs/ |

#### Definitions

遞
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to take turns; to do something in turns; to alternate; to substitute
       From: Zhuangzi, circa 3rd – 2nd centuries BCE
       Qí dìxiāng wéi jūnchén hū? [Pinyin]
       Or do they take it in turns to be now ruler and now servants?
       From: The Verses of Chu, 4th century BCE – 2nd century CE
       Sìshí dì lái ér zú suì xī. [Pinyin]
       The seasons come in turns, making up the year.
* to pass; to hand over; to deliver; to transmit
    請把鹽遞給我。／请把盐递给我。 ― Qǐng bǎ yán dì gěi wǒ. ― Please pass me the salt.
       m$^4$ goi$^1$ bong$^1$ ngo$^5$ dai$^6$ zoeng$^1$ zi$^2$ bei$^2$ aa$^3$ soe$^4$ aa$^1$. [Jyutping]
       Pass this piece of paper to the teacher, please.
* (literary, or in compounds) in succession; in order; successively; progressively
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) posthouse; post carriage
* (Cantonese) to lift; to raise
       dai$^6$ hei$^2$ nei$^5$ ge$^3$ jau$^6$ sau$^2$ [Jyutping]
       raise your right hand

##### Synonyms

* (to deliver): 傳送／传送 (chuánsòng)

#### Compounds

* 一遞 / 一递
* 一遞裡 / 一递里
* 偷貓遞狗 / 偷猫递狗
* 傳遞 / 传递 (chuándì)
* 呈遞 / 呈递 (chéngdì)
* 報酬遞減定律 / 报酬递减定律 (bàochóu dìjiǎn dìnglǜ)
* 嬗遞 / 嬗递
* 寄遞 / 寄递
* 層遞 / 层递
* 快遞 / 快递 (kuàidì)
* 急腳遞 / 急脚递 (jíjiǎodì)
* 急遞鋪 / 急递铺
* 投遞 / 投递 (tóudì)
* 投遞員 / 投递员 (tóudìyuán)
* 搬脣遞舌 / 搬唇递舌
* 更遞 / 更递
* 流遞 / 流递
* 演遞 / 演递
* 火遞 / 火递
* 短遞 / 短递
* 總包寄遞 / 总包寄递
* 航空郵遞 / 航空邮递
* 衰遞 / 衰递
* 西遞 / 西递 (Xīdì)
* 輪遞 / 轮递
* 迢遞 / 迢递 (tiáodì)
* 速遞 / 速递 (sùdì)
* 遞交 / 递交 (dìjiāo)
* 遞來 / 递来
* 遞加 / 递加 (dìjiā)
* 遞包袱 / 递包袱
* 遞化 / 递化
* 遞呈紙 / 递呈纸
* 遞回 / 递回
* 遞增 / 递增 (dìzēng)
* 遞嬗 / 递嬗 (dìshàn)
* 遞局 / 递局
* 遞延 / 递延 (dìyán)
* 遞手貨 / 递手货
* 遞散 / 递散
* 遞昇 / 递升
* 遞春 / 递春
* 遞服務 / 递服务
* 遞次 / 递次
* 遞歸 / 递归 (dìguī)
* 遞流 / 递流
* 遞減 / 递减 (dìjiǎn)
* 遞盤 / 递盘
* 遞眼色 / 递眼色 (dì yǎnsè)
* 遞系詞 / 递系词
* 遞興 / 递兴
* 遞衰 / 递衰
* 遞補 / 递补 (dìbǔ)
* 遞解 / 递解 (dìjiè)
* 遞解出境 / 递解出境
* 遞訓 / 递训
* 遞變 / 递变
* 遞述 / 递述
* 遞送 / 递送 (dìsòng)
* 遞遞 / 递递
* 遞鋪 / 递铺
* 遞鍾 / 递钟
* 遞降 / 递降
* 遞降解 / 递降解
* 郵遞 / 邮递 (yóudì)
* 郵遞區號 / 邮递区号 (yóudì qūhào)
* 郵遞員 / 邮递员 (yóudìyuán)
* 配遞 / 配递
* 鋪遞 / 铺递
* 關山迢遞 / 关山迢递
* 電子郵遞 / 电子邮递
* 飛遞 / 飞递
* 馬遞 / 马递
* 驛遞 / 驿递

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): dài (dai$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄉㄞˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): daai$^3$
* Eastern Min (BUC): dái
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: dài
*** Zhuyin: ㄉㄞˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: dài
*** Wade–Giles: tai$^4$
*** Yale: dài
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: day
*** Palladius: дай (daj)
*** Sinological IPA : /taɪ̯⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: daai$^3$
*** Yale: daai
*** Cantonese Pinyin: daai$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: dai$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /taːi̯³³/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: dái
*** Sinological IPA : /tɑi²¹³/

#### Definitions

遞
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to surround; to twine; to twist around

### Pronunciation 3

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): shì (shi$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄕˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): sai$^6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: shì
*** Zhuyin: ㄕˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: shìh
*** Wade–Giles: shih$^4$
*** Yale: shr̀
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyh
*** Palladius: ши (ši)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: sai$^6$
*** Yale: saih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: sai$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: sei$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /sɐi̯²²/

#### Definitions

遞
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Alternative form of 逝 (shì, “to pass”)

### References

* “遞”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
* Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A04177

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 逓 |
| Kyūjitai | 遞 |

### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 逓)
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#### Readings

* On (unclassified): てい (tei)
* Kun: たがいに (tagaini)、かわる (kawaru)

## Korean
### Hanja

遞 (eumhun 갈마들 체 (galmadeul che))
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

遞: Hán Nôm readings: đệ, đự, đư, đưa
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