嘱 zhǔ
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
嘱托
zhǔtuō
to entrust; to enjoin; an earnest request
Characters in this word
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
Example phrases
- 临走前，母亲嘱托哥哥好好照顾弟弟。 Lín zǒu qián, mǔqīn zhǔtuō gēge hǎohǎo zhàogù dìdi. Before leaving, the mother earnestly asked the elder brother to take good care of the younger one.
- 老师嘱托我们毕业后常回学校看看。 Lǎoshī zhǔtuō wǒmen bìyè hòu cháng huí xuéxiào kànkan. The teacher asked us to come back and visit the school often after graduation.
- 他没有辜负导师的嘱托，按期完成了研究。 Tā méiyǒu gūfù dǎoshī de zhǔtuō, ànqī wánchéng le yánjiū. He did not let his mentor down and completed the research on schedule.
Related words
- 叮嘱 dīngzhǔ to urge; to exhort; to give repeated instructions
- 遗嘱 yízhǔ will; testament
- 嘱咐 zhǔfù to exhort; to tell repeatedly; to enjoin
- 摩托 mótuō motorcycle
- 委托 wěituō to entrust; to ask someone to do something
- 摩托车 mótuōchē motorcycle
- 托运 tuōyùn to check luggage
- 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