差し出す
さしだす · sashidasu · JLPT N1 · verb-godan
to hold out
🎁📄 差す (extend) + 出す (put out) = extend and put out toward someone
差す means to extend or thrust, and 出す means to put out. Together they mean holding something out toward another person, as with a gift or a document being submitted.
差 — 垂 (drooping) + 工 (work/tool)
Originally depicted a hand reaching down to grasp grain stalks of uneven length, suggesting discrepancy or unevenness. From this came the meaning 'difference' or 'to differ.' The reading chā specifically carries the sense of disparity, while other readings developed meanings like 'to dispatch' (chāi) and 'poor/lacking' (chà).
出 — foot 止 emerging from enclosure 凵
出 is a pictograph showing a foot or plant stepping out of a hollow or enclosure, depicting the act of going forth. The original sense of 'coming out' or 'emerging' has remained stable since oracle bone script. It now broadly means 'to exit, go out, or produce.'