驮 (tuó) — to carry (a load on the back of an animal); (figurative) to bear (a heavy burden)
Definition
Used for an animal carrying a load on its back (donkey, camel, horse). Figuratively, a person can also 驮 a heavy burden.
verb
to carry (a load on the back of an animal)(figurative) to bear (a heavy burden)
Examples
- 驮。Zhè tóu lǘ tuó le hěn duō huò.This donkey is carrying a lot of goods.
- 驮。Luò tuo néng tuó hěn zhòng de dōng xī.Camels can carry very heavy things.
- 驮，。Lǎo mǎ tuó zhe xíng li, màn màn wǎng qián zǒu.The old horse carried luggage on its back, slowly moving forward.
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 馱; 驮 is its simplified writing.
Meaning part形符xíngfú
馬馬mǎ
Sound part声符shēngfú
大
大dà馱duò
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.
The traditional form 馱 pairs 馬, a horse, with 大 for the sound; the simplified 驮 is a later shorthand, so its right side is not the original sound part.
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