投

tóu
#516 most
frequent character
throw, fling, hurl, cast, drop
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

投 has 扌 hand as meaning part and 殳 shū as sound part, first meaning 'to throw, cast'. The meaning then grew to 'fling, pitch', 'to vote', and 'to jump into'.

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Example Sentences

他把球投给了我。
tā bǎ qiú tóu gěi le wǒ 。
He threw the ball to me.
请把你的意见投到箱子里。
qǐng bǎ nǐde yìjiàn tóudào xiāngzǐ lǐ 。
Please drop your opinion into the box.
她投出一记漂亮的三分球。
tā tóuchū yī jì piàoliàng de sānfēn qiú 。
She made a beautiful three-point shot.

Words with similar meanings

扔rēng
throw
A more casual term for 'to throw'.
抛pāo
cast
Often used in contexts involving distance or force.
投掷tóuzhì
hurl
A more formal term that implies a strong action of throwing.

Homophones

头tóu
lead, head

Words Starting With 投

投资tóu zī
investment; to invest
投掷tóu zhì
to throw sth a long distance; to hurl
投机tóu jī
to speculate (on financial markets); opportunistic; congenial; agreeable
投票tóu piào
to vote; vote
投降tóu xiáng
to surrender; surrender

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