驮 tuó to carry on one's back
怎么记住“驮”: 马 horse + 大 big = to carry on one's back. When the horse refuses the big sack of rice, the farmer shows his son the old way to carry on one's back.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
驮 = 马 horse + 大 big
- 马 horse meaning
- 大 big sound
When the horse refuses the big sack of rice, the farmer shows his son the old way to carry on one's back.
How it came to be
The horse gives the meaning and the sign for big the sound.
用法
- To carry a load on the back, used of pack animals and, by extension, people carrying heavy things: 骡子驮着货 (luózi tuózhe huò) the mule is loaded with goods, 驮着孩子 (tuózhe háizi) carrying a child piggyback.
- Contrast with 背 (bēi, to carry on one's back): 驮 stresses a bulky load slung across the back, classically an animal's; 背 is the everyday human word.
- Somewhat rustic/vivid; often 驮着 + goods.