遞[递] dì
verb
: to hand over; to pass on something
: to gradually increase or decrease; progressively
Kun Reading
none applicable
none applicable
On Reading
逓 | てい tei
Usage:
专递 [專遞] zhuan1di4: special delivery; courier
遞[递]交 di4jiao1: to present; to give; to hand over; to hand in; to lay before
遞[递]增 di4zeng1: to increase by degrees; in increasing order; incremental; progressive
遞[递]加 di4jia1: progressively increasing
遞[递]升 di4sheng1: to ascend progressively
遞[递]嬗 di4shan4: to change progressively
傳遞[传递 ] chuan2di4: to transmit; to pass on to somebody else
[逓伝 | ていでん teiden: relay]速遞[递] su4di4: courier
呈遞[递] cheng2di4: to present; to submit
寄遞[递] ji4di4: delivery (of mail)
专递 [專遞] zhuan1di4: special delivery; courier
Chinese expression / idiom
一遞一個 [一递一个] yi1 di4 yi1 ge4
: one after another
一遞一聲 [一递一声] yi1 di4 yi1 sheng1
: (of singers etc) one answering the other
搬唇遞[递]舌 ban1 chun2 di4 she2
: to pass on stories; to sow dissension; to blab; to tell tales
Etymology:
形声 Pictophonetic.
辶 (chuo4: walk radical 162) suggests the meaning while
虒 (si1: an amphibious beast resembling a tiger with one horn) provides the sound.
形声 Pictophonetic.
辶 (chuo4: walk radical 162) suggests the meaning while
虒 (si1: an amphibious beast resembling a tiger with one horn) provides the sound.
簡體 Simplified.
递. Created as unique simplification #50 (遞 » 递) via replacement of character component.
Semantic / Historical / Japanese variant .
逓 | てい tei
Examples:
情吧信遞給她。
qing2 ba1 xin4 di4 gei3 ta1.
Please give her the letter.
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
