依托 (yītuō) · to rely on

依 yī · to rely on

What 依 is made of

• 亻rén — person
• 衣yī — cloth
  • 亠tóu — lid
    • 丶 — dot
    • 一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: 亻 gives the meaning, 衣 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

托 tuō · to raise

What 托 is made of

• 扌shǒu — hand
  • 二 — two strokes
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 亅 — hook
• 乇tuō — to depend on
  • 丿 — falling stroke
  • 七qī — seven
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
    • 乚 — hook stroke