托(tuō)

HSK 56 strokes

to hold up in one's hand

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Character information

Pinyin
tuō
Meaning
to hold up in one's hand; to support with one's palm; sth serving as a support: a prop, a rest (e.g. arm rest); (bound form) a shill; to ask; to beg; to entrust (variant of 托); torr (unit of pressure)
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 托 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰扌乇

Using one's hands 扌 for support 乇; 乇 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

扌shǒu乇tuō

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 托 step by step

6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 托

Common words using 托 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

wěi委tuō托
HSK 5

to entrust

Open 委托 page →
yī依tuō托
HSK 7-9

to rely on; to depend on; support

Open 依托 page →
jì寄tuō托
HSK 7-9

to entrust (to sb)

Open 寄托 page →
tuō托fù付
HSK 7-9

to entrust

Open 托付 page →
jiāo交tuō托

to entrust

Open 交托 page →
fù付tuō托

to entrust to

Open 付托 page →
xìn信tuō托

to entrust

Open 信托 page →
rù入tuō托

(of a child) to start daycare

Open 入托 page →

Related characters

More HSK 5 characters

丑丢乏乘乙亏享仔

From 托’s common words

委依寄付交信入

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