投 (tóu) · to throw

投 (tóu) means “to throw”. It is made of 扌 + 殳 and has 7 strokes, and is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.

Break 投 into its parts

What 投 is made of

• 扌 shǒu — hand
  • 二 — two strokes
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 亅 — hook
• 殳 shū — tool
  • 几 jǐ — small table
    • 丿 — falling stroke
    • 乙 yǐ — second
  • 又 yòu — and

Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 殳 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

投 stroke order

Example sentences

Words with 投

• 投入tóurùto put into
• 投诉tóusùto complain
• 投资tóuzīto invest
• 投机tóujīto get along well
• 投票tóupiàoto vote
• 投降tóuxiángto surrender
• 投掷tóuzhìto throw

Also built with 扌

• 举jǔto raise
• 我wǒI
• 才cáitalent
• 扎zhāto prick
• 扑pūto pounce on
• 扒bāto hold on to
• 打dǎto play (ball)
• 扔rēngto throw
• 托tuōto raise
• 扛kángto carry on the shoulder
• 扣kòuto fasten
• 执zhíto execute

Quick facts

Questions about 投