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

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Words containing 投

Word Meaning
to project (an image)
a letter (of complaint, opinion etc); to send a letter
a letter (of complaint, opinion etc); to send a letter
toss a peach, get back a plum (idiom); to return a favor
to bid; to make a tender
opportunistic; to speculate (on financial markets)
speculation and profiteering (idiom); buying and selling on speculation
illegal speculation; profiteering trade
to seize every opportunity; to be full of tricks
speculator
buying and selling on speculation
buying and selling on speculation
(sports) (cricket) to bowl a batsman out
(sports) (cricket) to bowl a batsman out
to bet; betting; to invest one's emotions (in sth)
variant of tóu huán
variant of tóu huán
to put into production; to put into operation
fig. to test the waters
to insert a coin; coin-operated
to insert a coin; coin-operated
ballot box (Tw)
ballot box (Tw)
voting place
voting place