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Meaning of 寄

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Pinyin:
English Definition: to send; to mail; to entrust; to depend on; to attach oneself to; to live (in a house); to lodge; foster (son etc)
Chinese Definition:
①托付:寄托。寄存。寄情。寄怀。寄意。
②依靠,依附:寄居。寄食。寄生虫。
③托人传送,特指由邮局传递:寄信。寄钱。
④认的亲属:寄父。寄母。寄子。
Total strokes: 11; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (roof) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Above to below
    • [gàimian2] roof; house
    • [ ] strange, unusual, odd; uncanny, occult
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Example Words
寄托 tuō to entrust (to sb); to place (one's hope, energy etc) in; a thing in which you invest (your hope, energy etc)
寄予 to place (hope, importance etc) on; to express; to show; to give
邮寄 yóu to mail; to send by post
寄生 shēng to live in or on another organism as a parasite; to live by taking advantage of others; parasitism; parasitic
寄宿 to stay; to lodge; to board
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Example Sentences
1
Please send the sample back to us
2
Please help me mail this package.
3
The letter he sent has not arrived yet.
4
I went to the post office to mail a letter last week.
5
I sent a package yesterday.