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traditional form

Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
虐 ⿱丿七
Mandarin
tuo1, zhe2, ne4, zhe4
English
Definitions
to depend on; to entrust with
Mnemonic
The plant depends on the root
Etymology
Notes
Pictograph: a sprouting plant; shows root underground and sprout above