tóu

HSK 4
common
verb
noun

Meaning of

投 means to throw; to toss; to hurl; to cast; to insert; to submit. Pronounced tóu. HSK 4.

  • to throw; to toss; to hurl
  • to cast; to insert; to submit
  • to drown oneself; to commit suicide by jumping into water

Character Info

Radical
Strokes7
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

zài
lán
qiú
chǎng
shàng
tóu
zhòng
le
sān
fēn
qiú
 

He made a three-point shot on the basketball court.

Shì
bīng
xiàng
rén
de
zhèn
tóu
le
shǒu
liú
dàn
 

The soldiers threw hand grenades at the enemy positions.

yào
xiàng
kōng
zhōng
tóu
shí
 

Don't throw stones into the air.

Qián
fēng
zài
jìn
nèi
jiǎo
shè
mén
 
méi
tóu
jìn
 

The forward took a shot inside the penalty area, but unfortunately missed the goal.

tóu
le
lán
qiú
jìn
lán
kuāng
 

He threw a basketball into the hoop.