齎

jī

To bring, deliver, or formally offer.

Meaning

To carry or transport an object with oneself.
To deliver or send a specific item (such as a gift, letter, or tribute) to a recipient; emphasizes the delivery and arrival of the object rather than the act of dispatching.
To formally offer or present something, specifically the act of offering with both hands in ritual or court contexts.

Grammar and usage

Transitive: Requires an object (the item being carried or offered). If the object is absent, it likely refers to a contextually implied gift or message.

Distinctions

Contrast with 送: While both involve sending, 齎 emphasizes the delivery and arrival of the object.
Distinction from 賸: Although listed as a semantic variant, 賸 frequently denotes "remainder" or "surplus." Translators should distinguish between the movement implied by 齎 (bringing/offering) and the stasis implied by 賸 (remaining).

History and forms

Generally interchangeable with the variant 賾.

Decontextualized translator aid. This page describes plausible lexical range; it does not choose what the glyph means in a particular passage.