赠

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to give as a present; to repel; to bestow an honorary title after death (old)

Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

贝 meaning “money” + 曾 sound ( céng )

Components 贝曾

make a present of · Heisig RSH #504

clam + increase

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
临别赠言	lín bié zèng yán	words of advice on parting
采兰赠药	cǎi lán zèng yào	see 采蘭贈芍\|采兰赠芍[cai3 lan2 zeng4 shao2]
赠与者	zèng yǔ zhě	giver
转赠	zhuǎn zèng	to pass on a present
回赠	huí zèng	to give sb (a gift) in return
赠品	zèng pǐn	gift; complimentary item; freebie; giveaway
赠礼	zèng lǐ	present; gift
捐赠者	juān zèng zhě	donor; contributor
赠款	zèng kuǎn	grant
遗赠	yí zèng	to bequeath
赠送	zèng sòng	to present as a gift
追赠	zhuī zèng	to give to the departed; to confer (a title) posthumously
附赠	fù zèng	see 附送[fu4 song4]
敬赠	jìng zèng	to present respectfully; with (sb's) compliments; complimentary
捐赠盈余	juān zèng yíng yú	surplus from donation (accountancy)
赠与	zèng yǔ	variant of 贈予\|赠予[zeng4 yu3]
损赠	sǔn zèng	to donate; donation
获赠	huò zèng	to receive; to be given; to be presented with
奉赠	fèng zèng	(honorific) to present; to give as a present
采兰赠芍	cǎi lán zèng sháo	(lit.) to pluck orchids and gift peonies (idiom); (fig.) (of lovers) to exchange presents

Characters sharing the sound component 曾 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
曾 sound part	céng	already, formerly, once; the past
增	zēng	to increase; to expand; to augment; to add
僧	sēng	Buddhist priest, monk
蹭	cèng	to shuffle; to procrastinate, to freeload, to dilly-dally
憎	zēng	to abhor, to detest, to hate
噌	cēng	to scold, to shout at
缯	zēng	silk; to tie, to bind; surname
罾	zēng	a large square net for catching fish
甑	zèng	a boiler for steaming rice