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
投掷
tóuzhì
throw; hurl
Characters in this word
掷 zhì
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 郑 state in today's Henan
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 比赛要求运动员在规定区域内完成投掷，否则成绩无效。 Bǐsài yāoqiú yùndòngyuán zài guīdìng qūyù nèi wánchéng tóuzhì, fǒuzé chéngjì wúxiào. The competition requires athletes to complete the throw within the designated area, otherwise the result is invalid.
- 他站在河边，把石子投掷到河里。 Tā zhàn zài hé biān, bǎ shízǐ tóuzhì dào hé lǐ. He stands by the river and throws pebbles into the water.
- 训练中，投掷的距离是衡量运动员能力的重要标准。 Xùnliàn zhōng, tóuzhì de jùlí shì héngliáng yùndòngyuán nénglì de zhòngyào biāozhǔn. In training, the distance of the throw is an important measure of an athlete's ability.
Related words
- 投 tóu to throw
- 投入 tóurù to put into; to be absorbed in
- 投诉 tóusù to complain
- 投资 tóuzī to invest
- 投票 tóupiào to vote
- 投奔 tóubèn go to sb. for shelter; seek refuge with
- 投放 tóufàng put in; release; place
- 投稿 tóugǎo submit a manuscript
- 投机 tóujī speculate; opportunistic; congenial
- 投射 tóushè project; cast
- 投身 tóushēn devote oneself to; throw oneself into
- 投降 tóuxiáng surrender; capitulate