投 (tóu)

to throw; to invest; to vote

How 投 is written

Strokes
7
Radical
扌 — hand
Traditional
投
Simplified
投 (unchanged)

Components

  • 扌 hand
  • 殳 weapon/lance

Common words using 投

投票 tóupiào
to vote; vote
意氣相投 yìqìxiāngtóu
congenial
投入 tóurù
to throw into; to put into; to throw oneself into
投稿 tóugǎo
to submit articles for publication; to contribute (writing)
投訴 tóusù
complaint; to file a complaint; to sue
投資 tóuzī
investment; to invest
投資者 tóuzīzhě
investor
相投 xiāngtóu
agreeing with one another; congenial
一舉手一投足 yījǔshǒuyītóuzú
every little move; every single movement
五體投地 wǔtǐtóudì
to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb
公投 gōngtóu
a referendum; abbr. for 公民投票
北投 běitóu
Beitou or Peitou district of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 shi4], Taiwan

投 in a sentence

明天記得去投票。

Míngtiān jìdé qù tóupiào.

“Remember to go vote tomorrow.”

How common is 投?

投 is the 516th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 76.5% of all running text.

Characters that appear with 投

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