tóu

to send; to cast; to throw oneself (into the river etc)

HSK 5 #516

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 516th character
Radical ⼿ (64.4)
Strokes 7
Index # 643

Definitions

投 tóu
  1. 1. to send
  2. 2. to cast
  3. 3. to throw oneself (into the river etc)
  4. 4. to seek refuge
  5. 5. to place oneself into the hands of

Stroke order

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Words containing 投

Word Meaning
to hit it off; to be kindred spirits
polling station (for a vote)
to deliver
a projection; to project
to defect; to surrender; to capitulate
to turn oneself in (for a crime)
to seize every opportunity; to be full of tricks
to find each other congenial
to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb
projector
speculator
one's every movement (idiom); comportment; gestures
to lodge; to stay (for the night)
the conversation is disagreeable (idiom)
toss a peach, get back a plum (idiom); to return a favor
to hit the target with one's throw; (basketball) to score
investor
mailman; courier
fig. to test the waters
ballot box
to put into production; to put into operation
turnout in election; proportion of vote
to sign up for an examination
to adapt to sb's taste; to fit sb's fancy
to defect; to go over to the enemy