Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 殳 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
投
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
投
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
投
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
投
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
投
Regular
Modern
Chinese
投 [tóu]
to cast; to send; to throw oneself (into the river etc); to seek refuge; to place oneself into the hands of
Japanese
- pitching ability
- counter for throws (of a javelin, bowling ball, etc.)
- counter for casts (of a line)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (200)
投资 [tóuzī] #2,255
investment
投资 [tóuzī] #2,255
investment
投票 [tóupiào] #845
to vote
投入 [tóurù] #2,310
to throw into
投资者 [tóuzīzhě] #11,278
investor
投资者 [tóuzīzhě] #11,278
investor
投诉 [tóusù] #4,506
complaint
投诉 [tóusù] #4,506
complaint
投降 [tóuxiáng] #3,320
to surrender
投放 [tóufàng] #12,968
to input
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 投げる [なげる] #1,700
to throw
⭐ 放る [ほうる] #4,021
to throw
⭐ 投げ出す [なげだす] #4,542
to throw down
投げつける [なげつける] #4,789
to throw at
投げかける [なげかける] #5,599
to throw at
放り投げる [ほうりなげる] #6,029
to throw
⭐ 投入 [とうにゅう] #6,461
throwing in
投げ捨てる [なげすてる] #6,936
to throw away
⭐ 投資 [とうし] #7,862
investment
⭐ 投げ込む [なげこむ] #11,217
to throw into
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