投(tóu): to throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc)
HSK 47 strokes
to throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc)
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- tóu
- Meaning
- to throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc); to cast (a ballot); to cast (a glance, a shadow etc); to put in (money for investment, a coin to operate a slot machine); to send (a letter, a manuscript etc); to throw oneself into (a river, a well etc to commit suicide); to go to; to seek refuge; to place oneself into the hands of; (coll.) to rinse (clothes) in water
- Strokes
- 7
- HSK level
- HSK 4
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 投 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 投 step by step
7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 投
Common words using 投 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
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