遣 (qiǎn): (bound form) to dispatch, to send, (bound form) to drive away, to dispel
遣 (qiǎn) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) to dispatch.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 辶 (semantic). It ranks #1763 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 遣 walk. Its radical form 辶 (walk) appears in many related characters such as 边 (biān, side), 过 (guò, to pass, past), 还 (hái, still, return).
Definitions
- (bound form) to dispatch
- to send
- (bound form) to drive away
- to dispel
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 消遣 | xiāo qiǎn | to while the time away |
| 派遣 | pài qiǎn | to send (on a mission) |
| 差遣 | chāi qiǎn | to send (on errand) |
| 遣送 | qiǎn sòng | to send away |
| 遣返 | qiǎn fǎn | to repatriate (e.g. prisoners of war) |
| 调遣 | diào qiǎn | to dispatch |
| 遣散 | qiǎn sàn | to disband |
| 先遣队 | xiān qiǎn duì | (military) advance party |
| 遣散费 | qiǎn sàn fèi | severance pay |
| 排遣 | pái qiǎn | to divert oneself from (loneliness, grief etc) |
| 调兵遣将 | diào bīng qiǎn jiàng | to move an army and send a general (idiom) |
| 遣送出境 | qiǎn sòng chū jìng | to deport |
| 资遣费 | zī qiǎn fèi | severance pay (Tw) |
| 遣使 | qiǎn shǐ | to dispatch an envoy |
| 资遣 | zī qiǎn | to dismiss with severance pay |
遣 appears in 19 compound words: 42 as the first character, 42 as the last, and 16 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 遣 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
遣字的写法很特别，让我印象深刻。
qiǎn zì de xiě fǎ hěn tè bié , ràng wǒ yìn xiàng shēn kè .
The way the character "遣" is written is quite unique and has left a deep impression on me.
泽连斯基亲口证实:已派遣200名反无人机专家赴中东 协助对抗“见...
zé lián sī jī qīn kǒu zhèng shí : yǐ pài qiǎn 2 0 0 míng fǎn wú rén jī zhuān jiā fù zhōng dōng xié zhù duì kàng jiàn . . .
Zelenskyy personally confirmed: 200 anti-drone experts have been deployed to the Middle East to assist in countering "...
卖淫集团嫌犯保释期间潜逃泰国 遣返狮城今提控
mài 淫 jí tuán xián fàn bǎo shì qī jiān qián táo tài guó qiǎn fǎn shī chéng jīn tí kòng
Suspect in prostitution ring flees to Thailand while on bail; deported to Singapore and charged today
...绿卡不再是“免死金牌”,20年内犯罪均可遣返出境!
. . . lǜ kǎ bù zài shì miǎn sǐ jīn pái , 2 0 nián nèi fàn zuì jūn kě qiǎn fǎn chū jìng !
...A green card is no longer a "get-out-of-jail-free card"; anyone who commits a crime within the past 20 years can be deported!
还在觊觎格陵兰?特朗普宣布派遣医疗船赴当地“协助很多病人”
hái zài 觊 觎 gé líng lán ? tè lǎng pǔ xuān bù pài qiǎn yī liáo chuán fù dāng dì xié zhù hěn duō bìng rén
Still coveting Greenland? Trump announced the dispatch of medical ships to the local area to "assist many patients"
声称帮助病患 川普:将向格陵兰岛派遣医疗船
shēng chèn bāng zhù bìng huàn chuān pǔ : jiāng xiàng gé líng lán dǎo pài qiǎn yī liáo chuán
Claiming to help patients Trump: Medical ships will be sent to Greenland
打牌是一种流行的消遣方式。
Dǎpái shì yīzhǒng liúxíng de xiāoqiǎn fāngshì.
Playing cards is a popular pastime.
汤姆失业后，为了排遣郁闷的心情而开始了赌博。
Tāngmǔ shīyè hòu, wèile páiqiǎn yùmèn de xīnqíng ér kāishǐ le dǔbó.
After Tom lost his job, he started to gamble to cope with his depression.
阅读是我的消遣。
Yuèdú shì wǒ de xiāoqiǎn.
Reading is my past-time.
国王受够了他的大臣们总是对他阿谀奉承，于是把他们遣散了。
Guówáng shòugòu le tā de dàchén men zǒngshì duì tā ēyú-fèngchéng, yúshì bǎ tāmen qiǎnsàn le.
The king was tired of his sycophants always praising him, so he sent them away.
Character Family
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