嘱托
zhǔ​tuō

entrust

嘱 zhǔ order Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 属 represents the sound. Simplified form of 囑.

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
属
属 Sound component
shǔ class

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

托 tuō to hold up, support Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 乇 represents the sound.

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

乇
乇 Sound component
tuō, zhé to depend on

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangl̥ʰaːɡ

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

囑 zhǔ order Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 屬 represents the sound.

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
屬
屬 Sound component
shǔ class, category

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangtjoɡ
Unicodejiok

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

託 trust, rely on Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 乇 represents the sound.

Components

言
言 Meaning component
yán speech
乇
乇 SoundMeaning component
tuō, zhé to depend on

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Early Warring States ~400 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartthaktʰˤak entrust

說文解字

《說文》：“託，寄也。从言，乇聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)