烘托 meaning in English

hōngtuō

background (of a painting); backdrop

HSK 7-9verb16 strokes

Meaning of 烘托

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

hōngtuō
  1. background (of a painting)
  2. backdrop
  3. a foil (to set off something to advantage)
  4. to offset (something to advantage)

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

烘 hōng · to bake · 10 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
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  6. 6
  7. 7
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  9. 9
  10. 10

托 tuō · to hold up in one's hand · 6 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

Related words

Words that share a character with 烘托.

摩托mótuō(loanword) motor; (loanword) motorbike; motorcycle (abbr. for 摩托車|摩托车[mo2 tuo1 che1])
委托wěituōto entrust; to trust
拜托bàituōto request sb to do sth; please!
寄托jìtuōto entrust (to sb); to place (one's hope, energy etc) in
托付tuōfùto entrust
烘干hōnggānto dry over a stove
衬托chèntuōto serve to highlight; to serve as a backdrop or contrasting element
依托yītuōto rely on; to depend on
暖烘烘nuǎnhōnghōngnice and warm; cozy
摩托车mótuōchē(loanword) motorbike; motorcycle
委托人wěituōrén(law) client; trustor
信托xìntuōto entrust; trust bond (finance)

Questions about 烘托

What does 烘托 mean?

烘托 (hōngtuō) means "background (of a painting); backdrop" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 烘托?

烘托 is made of 2 characters: 烘 (10 strokes), 托 (6 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.

Is 烘托 an HSK word?

Yes. 烘托 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.