扌
Primary radical
扌 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 投.
CHINESE CHARACTER
投 (tóu): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order
tóu
to pitch, to throw; to bid, to investHSK 57 strokes
LEARNING CONNECTIONS
殳
Phonetic component
殳 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.
STROKES · 7
PRACTISE WRITING →Write 投 in 7 steps.
Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.
LEARN THIS CHARACTER IN CONTEXT
Vocabulary with 投
HSK 5 · 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)
HSK 5 · to throw into; to put into; to throw oneself into; to participate in; to invest in; absorbed
HSK 6 · to vote; to cast a vote
HSK 6 · to lodge a complaint
HSK 6 · investment; to invest
HSK 7-9 · to seek shelter; to seek asylum
FAQ
What does 投 (tóu) mean in Chinese?
to pitch, to throw; to bid, to invest
How do you write 投 in stroke order?
投 has 7 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.
What is the radical of 投?
扌 is the radical in 投. It is the hand side radical and can provide a meaning-side clue.
What are common words with 投?
投 (tóu): 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); 投入 (tóurù): to throw into; to put into; to throw oneself into; to participate in; to invest in; absorbed; 投票 (tóupiào): to vote; to cast a vote.