Keyword
to entrust
- to mail
- to send
- to transit
- to deposit
- to rely on
- Frequency
- #1662
- Strokes
- 11
Readings
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Mnemonic
宀 (roof) gives the meaning and 奇 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
寄
to entrust; to place in sb's care; (bound form) to depend on; to attach oneself to; to reside temporarily; (bound form) foster (as in 寄女[ji4 nu : 3] foster daughter); to send by post; to mail
寄托
to entrust (to sb); to place (one's hope, energy etc) in; a thing in which one invests (one's hope, energy etc)
寄宿
to stay; to lodge; to board
寄生
to live in or on another organism as a parasite; to live by taking advantage of others; parasitism; parasitic
寄生虫
parasite (biology); (fig.) freeloader
邮寄
to mail; to send by post
寄出
to mail; to send by post
寄养
to place in the care of sb (a child, pet etc); to foster; to board out
寄存
to deposit; to store; to leave sth with sb
寄望
to place hopes on
寄予
to place (hope, importance etc) on; to express; to show; to give
寄存器
processor register (computing)
寄语
to give an earnest message of good wishes, encouragement, or advice etc; a message of this sort
寄主
host (of a parasite)
寄送
to send; to transmit
寄居
to live away from home
寄予厚望
to place high hopes
寄人篱下
to lodge under another person's roof (idiom); to live relying on sb else's charity
寄递
delivery (of mail)
寄发
to dispatch; to send out (mail)
寄放
to leave sth with sb
槲寄生
mistletoe
转寄
to forward (a letter, email, package etc)
寄居蟹
hermit crab