tuō

trust, rely on

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
讠 meaning component

  Meaning component

yán

  

speech

乇 sound,meaning component

  Sound Meaning component

tuōzhé

  

to depend on

Evolution

讬 Bronze script Early Warring States (~400 BC)

Bronze script

Early Warring States (~400 BC)
讬 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
讬 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
讬 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
讬 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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tuō

entrust, rely on; commission; variant of |[tuō]