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投

tóu

to throw

A person throwing a ball at a basket
Memory picture

Character

投 tóu

Strokes
7
Radical
扌 — hand
Made of
扌 hand 殳 tool, weapon
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 我投了球。 Wǒ tóu le qiú. I threw the ball.
  • 他投进去了。 Tā tóu jìnqù le. He threw it in.
  • 请投这里。 Qǐng tóu zhèlǐ. Please throw it here.

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