dispatch, despatch, send, give, donate, do, undertake
遣 centers on sending something or someone out with a purpose: dispatching, giving, or undertaking an action. The meanings 'do' and 'undertake' extend from the idea of carrying out a dispatched task.
遣 combines 辶 (movement) with a phonetic element that historically represented sending or dispatching. The exact origin of the inner component is uncertain, but the overall structure suggests an action of sending away.
The movement radical 辶 wraps around a shape that looks like a package being handed off. Picture someone dispatching a parcel along a path: 遣 is to send or give.
For ケン, imagine Ken dispatching a message: Ken -> ケン, and he sends it off with a wave.
dispatch; despatch; deployment
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to do for (someone)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to send; to dispatch; to despatch
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern; sympathy
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to reply in kind
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
breathing; respiration
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
sending ahead
detachment; detail
envoy to Tang China
speech; expression; wording; language
kana orthography; syllabary spelling
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted