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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 6 (est.) · 詞
委託 word · TOCFL 6 (est.)
委託 ＝ 委 ＋ 託
ㄨㄟˇ ㄊㄨㄛ · wěituō
verb — to entrust, to commission (someone to act for you)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

委to entrust (委派)wěi
託to commit to someone's care (拜託)tuō
委託，委派的委，拜託的託。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

事情辦不了，就交（委）給信得過的人去說（託）。
The matter is too much, so you hand it over (委) to someone trusted to speak for you (託).
關 · Related
拜託bàituōto ask a favor — the same 託委派wěipàito assign someone — the same 委