投
to throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc)
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Character Decomposition
投=扌+殳
Etymology
hand
Meanings
to throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc)
to cast (a ballot)
to cast (a glance, a shadow etc)
to put in (money for investment, a coin to operate a slot machine)
to send (a letter, a manuscript etc)
to throw oneself into (a river, a well etc to commit suicide)
to go to; to seek refuge; to place oneself into the hands of
(coll.) to rinse (clothes) in water
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Words with 投 374 total
Idioms with 投 114 total
lit. to turn to any doctor one can find when critically ill (idiom); fig. to try anyone or anything in a crisis病急乱投医bìng jí luàn tóu yīto share vile habits · partners in notoriety · birds of a feather臭味相投chòu wèi xiāng tóu(idiom) not on the same wavelength; unable to have a congenial conversation; to not see eye to eye话不投机huà bù tóu jī