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投
tóu
1.
to cast
2.
to send
3.
to throw oneself (into the river etc)
4.
to seek refuge
5.
to place oneself into the hands of
Very Common • Top 2%
✏️ 7 strokes
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
公投
gōngtóu
referendum
北投
Běitóu
Beitou or Peitou district of Taipei City [[臺北市|台北市<Táiběishì>]], Taiwan
南投
Nántóu
Nantou city and county in central Taiwan
投篮
tóulán
to throw at a basket
投中
tóuzhòng
to throw at a target
投保
tóubǎo
to take out insurance
投入
tóurù
to throw into
投合
tóuhé
to agree
投壶
tóuhú
ancient banquet game of throwing arrows into a pot, the winner determined by the number of arrows thrown in, and the loser required to drink as punishment
投契
tóuqì
to get along well (with sb)
投奔
tóubèn
to seek shelter
投宿
tóusù
to lodge
投寄
tóujì
to send by post
投射
tóushè
dart
投师
tóushī
to join a guru for instruction
投币
tóubì
coin-operated
投店
tóudiàn
to stop at a hostel
投弹
tóudàn
to throw an explosive charge
投影
tóuyǐng
to project
投手
tóushǒu
thrower
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 5
- Character Frequency Rank
- 515
- Word Frequency Rank
- 1,338 of 84,292