递

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to hand over; to pass on; to deliver; (bound form) progressively; in the proper order

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

辶 meaning “walk” + 弟 sound ( dì )

Components 辶弟

hand over · Heisig RSH #2280

弟 younger brother + road

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
一递一声	yī dì yī shēng	(of singers etc) one answering the other
力学传递	lì xué chuán dì	mechanical transmission
神经递质	shén jīng dì zhì	neurotransmitter
一递一个	yī dì yī gè	one after another
递推公式	dì tuī gōng shì	recurrence formula
递眼色	dì yǎn sè	to give sb a meaningful look
力传递	lì chuán dì	mechanical transmission
传递者	chuán dì zhě	messenger; transmitter (of information)
递条子	dì tiáo zi	to pass a message
递推关系	dì tuī guān xì	(math.) recurrence relation
特快专递	tè kuài zhuān dì	express mail
邮递区号	yóu dì qū hào	(Tw) postal code; ZIP code
投递员	tóu dì yuán	courier; mailman
快递员	kuài dì yuán	package delivery person; courier
非递推	fēi dì tuī	nonrecursive
递加	dì jiā	progressively increasing
递交	dì jiāo	to present; to give; to hand over; to hand in; to lay before
转递	zhuǎn dì	to pass on; to relay
联邦快递	Lián bāng Kuài dì	FedEx
递回	dì huí	see 遞歸\|递归[di4 gui1]

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

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
弟 sound part	dì	young brother, junior
梯	tī	ladder, steps, stairs
涕	tì	tears; mucus
剃	tì	to shave
鹈	tí	pelican
睇	dì	to glance, to look, to stare
娣	dì	younger sister; younger brother's wife
绨	tí	coarse pongee, heavy silk
锑	tī	antimony