Dong Chinese dictionary

tuō, zhé

to depend on

Origin unclear. Traditionally explained as a pictograph of a blade of grass.

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

tuō

to depend on, to entrust with; archaic variant of 托[tuō]

zhé

"blade of grass" component in Chinese characters

Component uses

Meaning component in 2 characters (2 verified)

Sound component in 8 characters (5 verified)

Sources