遞 (dì) - To pass, hand over, deliver & to transmit

遞Tone 4

dì ｜ 13 strokes ｜ radical:

橙丁

遞 · dì

To pass, hand over, deliver;

to transmit;

in order, successively.

To pass, hand over, deliverto transmitin order, successively.

Usage highlights

To deliverTo hand over/submitTo increase progressivelyTo decrease progressivelyRecurrence relationRelay race

Synonyms

  • 傳— to transmit, pass on
  • 送— to deliver, send
  • 交— to hand over, deliver

Antonyms

  • 收— to receive, collect
  • 接— to receive, accept

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Please pass the document to the next person (遞交文件).
  • The courier delivers packages (遞送包裹).
  • Numbers increase in order (遞增).
  • He handed over the application form (遞交申請表).

Collocations

  • To deliver(遞送)
  • To hand over/submit(遞交)
  • To increase progressively(遞增)
  • To decrease progressively(遞減)
  • Recurrence relation(遞推關係)
  • Relay race(接力賽跑, also 遞接力賽)

Idioms

  • To pass on in an orderly fashion(傳遞有序)
  • To deliver a letter and present a sword(遞書獻劍)
  • To ascend the throne in succession(遞嬗)

Cultural background

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  • Historically associated with the relay system for official messages and goods in imperial China.
  • The character embodies concepts of order, sequence, and transmission, important in both logistics and philosophical reasoning.
  • Used in mathematics and logic to describe recursive or sequential processes.

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