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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)

投
tóu
to pitch, to throw; to bid, to invest
HSK 5 7 丶

Compound Words (20)

投降
tóuxiáng
to surrender
HSK 6
相投
xiāngtóu
agreeing with one another
投生
tóushēng
reborn (of departed spirit)
投递
tóudì
to deliver
投放
tóufàng
to input
南投
Nántóu
Nantou city and county in central Taiwan
投杀
tóushā
(sports) (cricket) to bowl a batsman out
投环
tóuhuán
variant of [[投繯|投缳<tóuhuán>]]
投诉
tóusù
complaint
HSK 6
投军
tóujūn
to join up
投缘
tóuyuán
to be kindred spirits
公投
gōngtóu
referendum
投掷
tóuzhì
to throw sth a long distance
HSK 6
投手
tóushǒu
thrower
投案
tóuàn
to surrender to the authorities
投机
tóujī
to speculate (on financial markets)
HSK 6
投标
tóubiāo
to bid
投注
tóuzhù
to throw one's energies (into an activity)
投票
tóupiào
to vote
HSK 6
投胎
tóutāi
to re-enter the womb (of departed spirit)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
515
Word Frequency Rank
1,338 of 84,292

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