托 meaning in English
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)
Meaning of 托
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- 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 託|托[tuo1])
- torr (unit of pressure)
- to trust
- to entrust
- to be entrusted with
- to act as trustee
How to use 托
On its own, 托 often means to hold something up with your palm. It also means to entrust or ask a favor, as in 拜托 (bàituō) and 委托 (wěituō). Example: 我托朋友帮我买票。(Wǒ tuō péngyou bāng wǒ mǎi piào.) I asked a friend to buy a ticket for me.
托 has the hand radical 扌 on the left, so picture a hand lifting something up from below. The right side 乇 (zhé) gives the sound and looks like a small object resting on a raised palm.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 托 (tuō) with 拖 (tuō, to drag). They sound the same, but 托 lifts from below while 拖 pulls along, as in 拖地 (tuōdì, to mop the floor).
托 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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托 tuō · to hold up in one's hand · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 托.
| 摩托 | mótuō | (loanword) motor; (loanword) motorbike; motorcycle (abbr. for 摩托車|摩托车[mo2 tuo1 che1]) |
| 委托 | wěituō | to entrust; to trust |
| 拜托 | bàituō | to request sb to do sth; please! |
| 寄托 | jìtuō | to entrust (to sb); to place (one's hope, energy etc) in |
| 托付 | tuōfù | to entrust |
| 衬托 | chèntuō | to serve to highlight; to serve as a backdrop or contrasting element |
| 烘托 | hōngtuō | background (of a painting); backdrop |
| 依托 | yītuō | to rely on; to depend on |
| 摩托车 | mótuōchē | (loanword) motorbike; motorcycle |
| 委托人 | wěituōrén | (law) client; trustor |
| 信托 | xìntuō | to entrust; trust bond (finance) |
| 托盘 | tuōpán | tray; salver |
Questions about 托
What does 托 mean?
托 (tuō) means "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)" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 托?
托 is made of 1 character: 托 (6 strokes). That is 6 strokes in total.
Is 托 an HSK word?
Yes. 托 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 托 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 托 is written 托|託.
What does 拜托 mean when people say it alone?
Said by itself, 拜托 (bàituō) works like please, I'm counting on you. It can also be used with an annoyed tone, like come on or give me a break.
What does 托 mean in slang, like 他是个托?
Here 托 means a shill, a person secretly working with a seller or event to make others trust it or buy something. It is often called 托儿 (tuōr) in northern speech.