投降
Old HSK 6
投降 (tóuxiáng) · to surrender
投降 (tóuxiáng) means “to surrender”. It is written with 2 characters: 投 (to throw) + 降 (to fall). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 投降 is built
The characters
投 tóu · to throw
What 投 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 殳shū — tool
- 几jǐ — small table
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙yǐ — second
- 又yòu — and
- 几jǐ — small table
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)
降 jiàng · to fall
What 降 is made of
- 阝fù / yì (names) — mound/city side-form
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 夅jiàng — to descend
- 夂zhǐ — to go
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 又yòu — and
- 夂zhǐ — to go
Origin hint: 阝 gives the meaning, 夅 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
敌军最后投降了。Díjūn zuìhòu tóuxiáng le.The enemy army finally surrendered.
历史书记录了那次投降。Lìshǐ shū jìlù le nà cì tóuxiáng.The history book records that surrender.
Questions about 投降
What does 投降 mean?
投降 (tóuxiáng) means “to surrender”.
How do you pronounce 投降?
投降 is pronounced tóuxiáng.
Which HSK level is 投降?
投降 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 投入tóurùto put into
- 投诉tóusùto complain
- 投资tóuzīto invest
- 投机tóujīto get along well
- 投票tóupiàoto vote
- 投掷tóuzhìto throw
- 投tóuto throw
- 降低jiàngdīto lower
- 降价jiàngjiàto cut prices
- 降落jiàngluòto land
Learn 投降 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 182: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.