寄托 (jìtuō) · to place (hope) in

寄托 (jìtuō) means “to place (hope) in; to entrust; sustenance”. It is written with 2 characters: 寄 (to send by mail) + 托 (to raise). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 寄托 is built

The characters

寄 jì · to send by mail

What 寄 is made of

宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
奇qí — strange
- 大dà — big
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 人rén — person
- 可kě — may
  - 丁dīng — male adult
  - 口kǒu — mouth

Origin hint: 宀 gives the meaning, 奇 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

Example sentences

父母把希望寄托在孩子身上。Fùmǔ bǎ xīwàng jìtuō zài háizi shēnshàng.Parents place their hopes in their children.

这首歌寄托了他对家乡的思念。Zhè shǒu gē jìtuō le tā duì jiāxiāng de sīniàn.This song carries his longing for his hometown.

Questions about 寄托

What does 寄托 mean?

寄托 (jìtuō) means “to place (hope) in; to entrust; sustenance”.

How do you pronounce 寄托?

寄托 is pronounced jìtuō.

Which HSK level is 寄托?

寄托 is in Old HSK 6.

Related words

Learn 寄托 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 88: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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