zèng

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

verb HSK 3.0 · Band 5 trad. 贈

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

See it in sentences

学校赠给每位学生一本书。

The school gave each student a book.

这本书是朋友赠的。

This book was a gift from a friend.