赠 (zèng): to give as a gift
赠 (zèng) is a Chinese character meaning “to give as a gift.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 贝 (semantic) and 曾 (phonetic). It ranks #2086 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 赠 money. Its radical form 贝 (shell) appears in many related characters such as 贵 (guì, abbr. for Guizhou Province 貴州|贵州[Gui4 zhou1]), 负 (fù, to bear), 责 (zé, responsibility).
Definitions
- to give as a gift
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 赠
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 赠品 | zèng pǐn | gift |
| 赠与 | zèng yǔ | variant of 贈予|赠予[zeng4 yu3] |
| 馈赠 | kuì zèng | to present (a gift) to (sb) |
| 赠予 | zèng yǔ | to give a present |
| 回赠 | huí zèng | to give sb (a gift) in return |
| 赠礼 | zèng lǐ | present |
| 转赠 | zhuǎn zèng | to pass on a present |
| 赠款 | zèng kuǎn | grant |
| 敬赠 | jìng zèng | to present respectfully |
| 赠与者 | zèng yǔ zhě | giver |
| 临别赠言 | lín bié zèng yán | words of advice on parting |
| 采兰赠药 | cǎi lán zèng yào | see 采蘭贈芍|采兰赠芍[cai3 lan2 zeng4 shao2] |
| 采兰赠芍 | cǎi lán zèng sháo | lit. to pluck orchids and gift peonies (idiom) |
| 获赠 | huò zèng | to receive |
| 追赠 | zhuī zèng | to give to the departed |
赠 appears in 24 compound words: 33 as the first character, 46 as the last, and 21 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 赠 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
这本书是老师赠送给我的，我很珍惜。
Zhè běn shū shì lǎoshī zèngsòng gěi wǒ de, wǒ hěn zhēnxī.
This book was given to me by my teacher; I cherish it very much.
圆梦!王贞治赠福冈软银鹰外套 赖清德兴奋喊:把我签下来...
yuán mèng ! wáng zhēn zhì zèng fú gāng ruǎn yín yīng wài tào lài qīng dé xīng fèn hǎn : bǎ wǒ qiān xià lái . . .
Dream come true! Wang Zhenzhi gave Fukuoka SoftBank Eagle jacket Lai Qingde shouted excitedly: Sign me down...
王贞治赠福冈软银鹰外套 赖总统笑:是不是要把我签...
wáng zhēn zhì zèng fú gāng ruǎn yín yīng wài tào lài zǒng tǒng xiào : shì bù shì yāo bǎ wǒ qiān . . .
Wang Sadaharu gave Fukuoka SoftBank Eagle jacket President Lai laughed: Do you want to sign me...
新闻中的法律/遗赠税修法 两议题聚焦
xīn wén zhōng de fǎ lǜ yí zèng shuì xiū fǎ liǎng yì tí jù jiāo
The law/bequest tax amendment in the news focuses on two issues
川伯赠“铁锤”盼建设台中! 江启臣:北中联手
chuān bó zèng tiě chuí pàn jiàn shè tái zhōng ! jiāng qǐ chén : běi zhōng lián shǒu
Chuan Bo gave a "hammer" to build Taichung! Jiang Qichen: Beijing and China join forces
一杯热水赠归人 一句感谢显温情 环兰高速人:点滴之...
yī bēi rè shuǐ zèng guī rén yī gōu gǎn xiè xiǎn wēn qíng huán lán gāo sù rén diǎn dī zhī . . .
A cup of hot water to the returnees A word of thanks to show warmth Huanlan Highway people: a little bit of...
赠与比接受更让人觉得幸福。
Zèngyǔ bǐ jiēshòu gèng ràng rén juéde xìngfú.
It is more blessed to give than to receive.
获人赠马，休看马口。
Huò rén zèng mǎ, xiū kàn mǎ kǒu.
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
他将一大堆东西捐赠给博物馆。
Tā jiāng yí dà duī dōngxi juānzèng gěi bówùguǎn.
He donated a large pile of items to the museum.
Character Family
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