Origin

The character combines two parts: the left side (尸) is a radical that suggests a body or something extending outward, and the right side (由) provides a sound hint for pronunciation. The overall shape pictures something reaching from one place to another — like a body or object stretching forward to make contact. This visual idea of extension and connection naturally came to mean "deliver" or "reach," since delivering something means sending it to arrive at a destination. The character basically shows the motion of something getting through to where it needs to go.

AI-generated (claude-haiku-4-5), not yet reviewed. Formation type (automated guess): Phono-semantic (meaning + sound hint).