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
投放
tóufàng
put in; release; place
Characters in this word
放 fàng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 攵 — to rap, to tap
- Made of
- 方 square, rectangle 攵 to rap, to tap
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 政府计划在汛期前向重点地区投放应急物资。 Zhèngfǔ jìhuà zài xùnqī qián xiàng zhòngdiǎn dìqū tóufàng yìngjí wùzī. The government plans to place emergency supplies in key areas before the flood season.
- 这家公司最近在网上投放了很多新广告。 Zhè jiā gōngsī zuìjìn zài wǎngshàng tóufàng le hěnduō xīn guǎnggào. This company has recently placed many new advertisements online.
- 春天，渔民在湖里投放了大量鱼苗。 Chūntiān, yúmín zài húlǐ tóufàng le dàliàng yúmiáo. In spring, fishermen released large numbers of young fish into the lake.
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
- 投掷 tóuzhì throw; hurl