How to Write 投 (tou / tóu) in Chinese — to cast

投

tóu

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

HSK 4扌提手旁

1Stroke Order Animation

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2Readings & Meanings

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

3Structure

投

Left-right structure左右结构

投 is built from 2 parts.

扌+殳

4Common Words with 投

投票tóu piào

to vote

投身tóu shēn

to throw oneself into; to dedicate oneself to

投诉tóu sù

to complain; to file a complaint

投影tóu yǐng

projection

投篮tóu lán

to shoot (a basket)

五体投地wǔ tǐ tóu dì

to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb

Other Characters Pronounced “tou”

头

tóuHSK 2

head (of a person or animal)

to penetrate

to steal

surname Tou

(dialect) to exchange

variant of 偷[tōu]

improper

"lid" radical in Chinese characters

6Printable Worksheet

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投

tóu

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

Common Words

tóu piào

投票

to vote

tóu shēn

投身

to throw oneself into; to dedicate oneself to

tóu sù

投诉

to complain; to file a complaint

tóu yǐng

投影

projection

tóu lán

投篮

to shoot (a basket)

wǔ tǐ tóu dì

五体投地

to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb

Tracing Practice

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