衬托 meaning in English

chèntuō

to serve to highlight; to serve as a backdrop or contrasting element

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 襯托14 strokes

Meaning of 衬托

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

chèntuō
  1. to serve to highlight; to serve as a backdrop or contrasting element

Stroke order for each character

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衬 chèn · underwear · 8 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

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 衬托.

衬衫chènshānshirt; blouse
衬衣chènyīshirt
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
烘托hōngtuōbackground (of a painting); backdrop
依托yītuōto rely on; to depend on
摩托车mótuōchē(loanword) motorbike; motorcycle
委托人wěituōrén(law) client; trustor
信托xìntuōto entrust; trust bond (finance)

Questions about 衬托

What does 衬托 mean?

衬托 (chèntuō) means "to serve to highlight; to serve as a backdrop or contrasting element" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 衬托?

衬托 is made of 2 characters: 衬 (8 strokes), 托 (6 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.

Is 衬托 an HSK word?

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

How is 衬托 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 衬托 is written 襯托.