TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
送
送 ＝ 辵 ＋ 灷
ㄙㄨㄥˋ · sòng
verb — to see off, to send; to give as a gift; to deliver
字源 FORM — what the parts do
辵義to walk, to go (辶)the road and the foot — movement
灷聲gives the soundtwo hands (廾) lifting fire/an offering up — held out to give
The road-and-foot (辵) goes, with the lifted-hands piece (灷, abbreviated in the modern 送) carrying the sound. You walk a person or thing out and hand it over: to see off, to send. 送行、送信. What you hand over freely is a gift: 贈送、送禮.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
雙手（灷）捧著東西，順著路（辵）一直送到門外——送。
Both hands (灷) hold the thing out, walking it down the road (辵) all the way to the gate — that is 送.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)遣送、送行— to see off, to dispatch常用
→贈送、送禮— to give as a gift常用
⇒送信、送貨— to deliver, to send (mail, goods)常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
逆nìthe lookalike road-word — 逆 sets 屰 (an upside-down figure) on the road for going against; 送 sends along it迎＝ ＋ 卬yíngthe paired verb — 迎 goes out to bring a guest in; 送 walks one out