掷(zhì)

11 strokesTrad. 擲

to toss

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Character information

Pinyin
zhì
Meaning
to toss; to throw dice; Taiwan pr. [zhi2]
Strokes
11
HSK level
—
Traditional
擲

Origin & structure

Where 掷 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌郑

In this compound, the meaning comes from 扌 (hand); 郑 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

扌shǒu郑zhèng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 掷 step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 掷

Common words using 掷 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

tóu投zhì掷

to throw sth a long distance; to hurl; to throw at; to throw (dice etc); to…

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pāo抛zhì掷

to throw; to toss

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zhì掷jiǎo筊

poe divination, a traditional Chinese divination method where a pair of cre…

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yī一zhì掷qiān千jīn金

lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly

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qiān千jīn金yī一zhì掷

lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly

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gū孤zhù注yī一zhì掷

to stake all on one throw

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zhì掷dì地yǒu有shēng声

lit. if thrown on the floor, it will make a sound (idiom)

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zhì掷tóu骰zǐ子

to throw the dice

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Related characters

From 掷’s common words

投抛筊一千金孤注

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