寄
Meaning
- 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 foster daughter)
Example sentence
寄挂号吗？
By registered letter?
The character 寄
寄 is 宀, a roof, over 奇: leaving something in another's keeping. To post — 寄信, 寄东西 — where 送 hands a thing over yourself and 寄 gives it to somebody else to carry.