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乇

tuō, zhé

to depend on

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

Evolution

乇 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
乇 Bronze script Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)
乇 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
乇 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
乇 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

乇  

tuō

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

乇  

zhé

"blade of grass" component in Chinese characters

Component uses

Meaning component in 2 characters (2 verified)

託 讬

Sound component in 8 characters (5 verified)

托 託 宅 斥 讬 奼 吒 魠

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese

Middle Chinese

Pinyin

Gloss

*tˤrak

traek

zhé

plant leaves


Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

5418th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

Strokes

3

Unicode

U+4E47

Shuowen

“乇，艸葉也。从垂穗，上貫一，下有根，象形。”


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