Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

to hold in one's hand; to entrust; to support in one's palm; entrust

Chinese: 手。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “tuo” becomes a different word in each tone. 托 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 委托wěi tuōto entrust; to trust; to commission
  • 摩托车mó tuō chē(loanword) motorbike; motorcycle
  • 摩托mó tuō(loanword) motor; (loanword) motorbike; motorcycle
  • 拜托bài tuōto request sb to do sth; please!
  • 寄托jì tuōto entrust (to sb); to place (one's hope, energy etc) in; a thing in which one invests (one's hope, energy etc)

Example Sentence

他托我帮忙买一本书。Tā tuō wǒ bāng máng mǎi yì běn shū.He asked me to help buy a book.

hetuō(bound form) a shillI帮忙bāng mángto helpmǎito buyoneběn(bound form) rootshūbook