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讬 (tuō) is the simplified form of traditional 託. It is a phono-semantic compound: the speech radical 讠 (yán) indicates a connection to words or communication, while 乇 (tuō) supplies the pronunciation. The simplification affected only the radical, reducing 言 to 讠 and leaving the phonetic component unchanged. The character primarily means to entrust, commission, or rely on someone, and over time it also developed the extended sense of making an excuse or using something as a pretext.
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