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Chinese symbol for “entrust”

委托
wěi tuō
Traditional: 委託
to entrust; to trust; to commission

The closest CC-CEDICT match for entrust is 委托 (wěi tuō), defined as: to entrust; to trust; to commission.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

委 wěi
to appoint, to commission, to send
radical 38 ⼥ · 8 strokes
托 tuō
to raise, to support; to entrust, to rely on
radical 64 ⼿ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “entrust”

WordPinyinMeaning
寄jìto entrust; to place in sb's care; (bound form) to depend on; to attach oneself to; to reside temporarily
委wěito entrust; to cast aside
信托 (信託)xìn tuōto entrust; trust bond (finance)
寄托 (寄託)jì tuōto entrust (to sb); to place (one's hope, energy etc) in
托付tuō fùto entrust

Related words

Other words that share a character with 委托.

WordPinyinMeaning
委员会 (委員會)wěi yuán huìcommittee; commission
委员 (委員)wěi yuáncommittee member
常委cháng wěistanding committee (abbr. for 常务委员会 (cháng wù wěi yuán huì)); member of the standing committee (abbr. for 常务委员 (cháng wù wěi yuán))
党委 (黨委)dǎng wěiParty committee
市委shì wěimunicipal committee
拜托 (拜託)bài tuōto request sb to do sth; please!
摩托车 (摩托車)mó tuō chē(loanword) motorbike; motorcycle; 辆 (liàng),部 (bù)
依托 (依託)yī tuōto rely on; to depend on

See also: Japanese symbol for “entrust”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.