讬 meaning and stroke order
To commission, to entrust, to rely on
How to write 讬, stroke by stroke
5 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 讬
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- nonstandard simplified variant of 託|托[tuo1]
How 讬 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. To depend on 乇 someone's word 讠; 乇 also provides the pronunciation.
Radical: 讠 (words), shared by 144 characters on this site.
How to remember 讬
讬 combines the speech radical 讠 with 乇, so picture relying on someone's word. 乇 also hints at the sound, as in 托 (tuō).
讬 is a nonstandard simplified form of 託. In standard Simplified Chinese you should write 托 instead, as in 拜托 (bàituō), "to ask a favor." Example: 这件事就拜托你了。(Zhè jiàn shì jiù bàituō nǐ le.) "I'll leave this matter to you."
Common mistake: Learners who see 讬 in older texts or on signs sometimes copy it into their own writing. The standard form is 托 with the hand radical 扌, so write 委托 (wěituō), not 委讬.
Questions about 讬
How many strokes are in 讬?
讬 is written with 5 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 讬 mean?
讬 (tuō) means to commission, to entrust, to rely on.
How do you pronounce 讬?
讬 is pronounced tuō, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 讬?
The radical of 讬 is 讠, which carries the idea of "words". Dictionaries list 讬 under this radical.
Why does 讬 exist if 托 is the standard form?
The traditional character 託 has the speech radical 言. Some people simplified that radical to 讠 and produced 讬. The official simplification merged 託 into 托, so 讬 remained an unofficial variant.
Will I see 讬 in modern Chinese?
You may see it now and then in handwriting, older printed material, or some font sets. Dictionaries, schools, and official publications in mainland China use 托.