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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- tou2
- English meanings
- heave, agree with, throw, drop, mail, join, toss, go to, cater to, lodge, send, put into, fit in with, flip, peck, pitch, hurtle, betoss, project, deliver, stay, sky, post, cast, delivery, throw into, throw oneself into, hurl, fling, poll, vote
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 扌; right 殳.
Meaning & sound clues
扌 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “hand”.
殳 is identified as the sound component (shū). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 投.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
Explore character components →Homophones
Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
steal
head
thoroughly
head; top
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 投入
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- 投稿
- 投诉
- 投资
- 投身
- 投降
- 走投无路