to hand over; to pass on; to deliver

(bound form) progressively; in the proper order

movement (辶) + younger brother (弟) = deliver in order

The movement radical grounds the meaning: something travels along a path from hand to hand, in sequence. 弟 mainly contributes the sound dì and does not carry the meaning of passing or order.

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Younger brotherPhonetic
WalkingSemantic

请把那本书给我。

qǐng bǎ nà běn shū dì gěi wǒ。

Please hand that book over to me.

他把申请表到了办公室。

tā bǎ shēnqǐng biǎo dì dào le bàngōngshì。

He delivered the application form to the office.

Words with 递

速递

sù dì

courier

递交

dì jiāo

to present

递加

dì jiā

progressively increasing

递升

dì shēng

to ascend progressively

递增

dì zēng

to increase by degrees

递嬗

dì shàn

(literary) to go through successive changes; to evolve

递推

dì tuī

recursion

递推公式

dì tuī gōng shì

recurrence formula

递推关系

dì tuī guān xì

(math.) recurrence relation

递条子

dì tiáo zi

to pass a message

递归

dì guī

recursion

递减

dì jiǎn

progressively decreasing

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