| 遣 | 379C25 22.83 | 部居  | 畫數 13 | ㄑㄧㄢˇ [qian3] | ||
| V.t. | (1) To send (person) to do s.t.: 遣他去 send him to do it; 遣使 [qian3shi3]↓. (2) To seek relief from boredom, to relax, have a diversion: 遣興，遣意，遣悶 [qian3xing4], [qian3yi4], [qian3men4]↓; 無以自遣 to need but do not have some diversion; 何以遣此 how to pass such a day, night? (3) To send off, send away, to exile: 遣戌 [qian3shu4]↓; 遣歸 send s.o. home. | |||||
| Words | 1. 遣奠 [qian3dian4], n., libation ceremony on start of funeral procession. 2. 遣發 [qian3fa1], v.t., send (s.o.) on an errand. 3. 遣懷 [qian3huai2], v.i., to relax, have some good fun or pastime. 4. 遣悶 [qian3men4], v.i., to seek some distraction, escape from boredom. 5. 遣散 [qian3san4], v.t., send away (servants, soldiers, etc.); to dismiss from or to terminate service, hence 遣散費 termination pay. 6. 遣興 [qian3xing4], v.i., to versify, write or paint as a pastime or to help celebrate a moment. 7. 遣刑 [qian3xing2], n., (AC) punishment by exile. 8. 遣戌 [qian3shu4], v.t., send to exile. 9. 遣使 [qian3shi3], v.t., to send (s.o.) to some place. 10. 遣送 [qian3song4], v.t., to send s.o. to a place: 遣送回國 repatriate (prisoner of war, unwanted person, etc.). 11. 遣意 [qian3yi4], v.i., express some thought in writing as relaxation, see [qian3xing4]↑. | |||||