寄

寄 [jì] 动

1. ■ （递送） send; post; mail:

寄包裹 send a parcel by post;

寄钱 remit money;

寄信 post [mail] a letter

2. ■ （托付; 寄托） entrust; deposit; place:

寄希望于青年一代 place hopes on the younger generation

3. ■ （依附） depend on; attach oneself to:

寄食 live with a relative, etc. (because of one's straitened circumstances)

形

1. ■ （认作亲属的） adopted; foster:

寄父 [母] foster father [mother];

寄儿 foster [adopted] son