Memory phrase for the character: 投

投

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Meaning

to throw, to send, to invest

Pronunciation

tóu

Explanation

 Left: hand 扌, right: 殳 (battle axe in a hand 又)

Mnemonic
 
One hand holds the weapon, the other hand throws it.

Radicals

扌 handSimplification of this hand 手
殳 weaponbattle axe in a hand 又




 Vocabulary

投入 tóu rù  to throw into; to put into; to throw oneself into; to participate in; to invest in; absorbed; engrossed
投篮 tóu lán  to throw at a basket; to shoot (in soccer, basketball etc)
投机 tóu jī  to speculate (on financial markets); opportunistic; congenial; agreeable
投票 tóu piào  to vote; vote
投产 tóu chǎn  to put into production; to put into operation
投掷 tóu zhì  to throw sth a long distance; to hurl; to throw at; to throw (dice etc); to flip (a coin)
投降 tóu xiáng  to surrender; surrender
投资 tóu zī  investment; to invest
飞蛾投火 fēi é tóu huǒ  lit. like a moth flying into the fire (idiom); fig. to choose a path to certain destruction
飞蛾投火 fēi é tóu huǒ  

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