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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

寄 [jì]
  1. 1. verb [邮递] post (英)
  2. 2. verb [邮递] mail (美)
    包裹已经寄走了。
    The package has already been posted (英) {或} mailed (美).
  3. 3. verb [付托] place
    我寄希望于他。
    I pinned my hopes on him.
  4. 4. verb [依附] depend on
    寄人篱下
    be a dependant (英) {或} dependent (美)

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

寄 [jì]
  1. 1. verb send; post; mail
    寄信
    post a letter; mail a letter
    寄包裹
    send a parcel by post
    寄钱
    remit money
    妈妈把衣服给我寄来了。
    我会把书寄给你的。
    老妈竟然把生日蛋糕从家里寄来了。
    你给我寄东西了么？
  2. 2. verb entrust; deposit; place
    寄希望于人民
    place hopes on the people
    别寄希望于他的帮助。
    Don't count on him to help you.
    音信全无，写诗以寄情思。
  3. 3. verb depend on; attach oneself to
    寄居
    live away from home
  4. 4. adjective adopted

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

寄 [jì]
  1. 1. 动 托付;委托
    寄存
    寄托。
  2. 2. 动 依附
    寄人篱下
    寄居
    寄宿。
  3. 3. 形 本无亲属关系而以亲属关系相认的
    寄父
    寄子。
  4. 4. 动 [文] 托人传送
    寄书故友。
  5. 5. 动 通过邮局传递
    寄信
    寄包裹
    邮寄。
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Examples

帮忙把这封信寄一下好吗?
Will you do me a favour and mail this letter? → 帮忙
寄包裹
send a parcel by post → 寄
寄希望于人民
place hopes on the people → 寄
把书裹成一个卷儿寄出去。
Roll up the book and take it to the post. → 卷
寄快件
send sth. by express mail; check in luggage for express delivery → 快件
他把信寄出去后，心里一直忐忑不安的。 → 不安
家里给我寄了点猪肉松。 → 松
我给他寄了一封信。 → 信
麻烦你帮我寄一封挂号信。 → 挂号
我这封信寄挂号。 → 挂号
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Character Decomposition

宀
[mián]		 + 奇
[qí]

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