send

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
宀 meaning component

  Meaning component

mián

  

roof

奇 sound component

  Sound component

  

strange

Evolution

寄 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
寄 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
寄 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
寄 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
寄 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

send, transmit, mail; rely on; to send; to mail; to entrust; to depend on; to attach oneself to; to live (in a house); to lodge; foster (son etc)

Most common words with 寄
Freq.
Word
Meaning

to send

寄托

to entrust (to sb)

寄生虫

parasite (biology)

邮寄

to mail

寄宿

to stay