讬 (tuō) — nonstandard simplified variant of 託|托
Definition
讬 is a nonstandard variant of 托 — they are the same word, just different written forms. Modern Chinese uses 托; 讬 appears only in old texts.
noun
nonstandard simplified variant of 託|托
Examples
- 讬「」。tuō Shì "tuō" de yì tǐ zì.讬 is a variant character of 托.
- 讬「」。Gǔ rén yǒu shí yòng tuō dài tì "tuō".Ancient people sometimes used 讬 in place of 托.
- ，讬「」。Xiàn dài hàn yǔ zhōng, tuō yǐ bèi "tuō" qǔ dài.In modern Chinese, 讬 has been replaced by 托.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 託; 讬 is its simplified writing.
Sound part声符shēngfú
乇
乇tuō託
Same sound today
The traditional form 託 is made of 言 and 乇, with 乇 giving the sound; the simplified 讬 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical parts.
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