托 (tok3 | tuo1) : hold in the palm; rely on; entrust

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托

tok3

tuo1

[1] hold (up) in the palm; support from under with the palm [2] rely on; owe to [3] entrust; ask sb to be in charge [4] give a pretext; plead [5] tray; pad; support

nasal-stop alternant (for 'hold up'): 趟 [tong3]

Stroke count: 6

Level: 3

Radical: 扌 (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

托

This word has been viewed 6640 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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摩托 mo1 tok3 mo2 tuo1 = motor (transliteration)

摩托車 mo1 tok3 ce1 mo2 tuo1 che1 = motorcycle 國

托兒所 tok3 ji4 so2 tuo1 er5 suo3 = nursery; child-care centre; crèche

托賴 tok3 laai6 = rely on

托大腳 tok3 daai6 goek3 tuo1 da4 jiao3 = to flatter; to kiss ass 粵

托盤 tok3 pun4*2 tuo1 pan2 = tray

托架 tok3 gaa3*2 tuo1 jia4 = cradle; bracket

偽托 ngai6 tok3 wei3 tuo1 = faking a modern object as an ancient one

拜托 baai3 tok3 bai4 tuo1 = to entrust to somebody; request somebody

托福 tok3 fuk1 = TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
See all 38 compounds (CantoDict reports 37 compounds in total, which would seem to be an error - please report this on the CantoDict forum)

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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Decimal representation of this word: 托
Unicode code for this character: U+6258 (off-site link)

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