托 tuō
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 乇 to depend on, to entrust with
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
托运
tuōyùn
to check luggage
Characters in this word
运 yùn
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 云 cloud
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这件行李太大，必须在柜台办理托运。 Zhè jiàn xíngli tài dà, bìxū zài guìtái bànlǐ tuōyùn. This piece of luggage is too large and must be checked in at the counter.
- 你的箱子要托运，还是自己带上飞机？ Nǐ de xiāngzi yào tuōyùn, háishi zìjǐ dài shàng fēijī? Are you checking your suitcase, or taking it onto the plane yourself?
- 托运行李的时候，请先称一下重量。 Tuōyùn xíngli de shíhou, qǐng xiān chēng yíxià zhòngliàng. When checking in luggage, please weigh it first.
Related words
- 摩托 mótuō motorcycle
- 委托 wěituō to entrust; to ask someone to do something
- 摩托车 mótuōchē motorcycle
- 拜托 bàituō to ask a favour; please
- 衬托 chèntuō to set off; to serve as a foil
- 烘托 hōngtuō to set off; to highlight; to provide a foil
- 寄托 jìtuō to place hopes on; to entrust; emotional support
- 托 tuō to support; to entrust; to hold up
- 托付 tuōfù to entrust; to commit to someone’s care
- 依托 yītuō to rely on; to be based on
- 嘱托 zhǔtuō to entrust; to enjoin; an earnest request
- 运动 yùndòng sports; exercise