投 tóu — throw · English

投

tóu

throw

At a glance · 投

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

「投」从手殳声，小篆从手殳声，形声清晰。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「投」本义为投掷、抛，引申投合、投入、投奔。

Structure

从手、殳(shū)声，形声字，手表义类，殳表音，本为抛掷。

At a glance

Pinyintóu

Radical扌

Strokes7

UnicodeU+6295

Character type形声

Theme动作

Six languages, one character

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English throw throw, cast, fling, pitch; jump

Français s'accorder / jeter S'accorder, jeter. «交友投分» : affinité de cœur.

Español acordar / arrojar Acordar, arrojar. «交友投分»: afinidad de corazón.

العربية يتفق / يلقي يتفق، يلقي. «交友投分»: تآلف القلوب.

Русский сходиться / бросать Сходиться, бросать. «交友投分»: сердечная близость.

Common words

投入tóu rùinvest
投票tóu piàovote

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