托 tuō — to hold up; to support; to palm; to carry in the palm; to cradle; to prop

托
tuō

Level 1 · Common HSK 6 #359

Variant: 託

tuō tuo1

Basic definition

verb
  1. to hold up; to support; to palm; to carry in the palm; to cradle; to prop e.g 托住托盘衬托
  2. to entrust; to ask; to rely on; to commit; to leave with; to confide e.g 托付委托拜托
  3. to plead; to give as a pretext; to make excuses; to feign; to pretend e.g 推托托词假托
noun
  1. tray; stand; support; base; socket; pedestal; saucer e.g 茶托花托

Detailed explanation

verb
  1. push
  2. hold in the palm
  3. support
  4. line
  5. (形声。左形，右声。本字是“乇”( zhé)，小篆字形，象形。象初生的嫩芽，“一”表地面，枝叶有根，有所寄托。后加“手”作“托”。汉字简化后，“托”又兼代“託”字。本义:寄托)
  6. entrust to the care of sb.;commit sth. to sb.'s care e.g 托身 托心 · 托情 · 托意 · 托言 · 托附 · 托宿 · 托食
  7. entrust; trust e.g 托实 · 托命 · 托音 · 托意 · 托体 · 托附 · 托始 · 托寄
  8. pretext e.g 托言 · 托病不来 · 托天 · 托事 · 托善 · 托讽 · 托寓 · 托之空言
  9. rely on
  10. ask;request
noun
  1. pad
  2. stock
  3. torr

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