zhì

擿

Character · Verb

throw; cast (archaic for 掷)

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

verb

to throw; to cast; to fling (archaic equivalent of 掷)

archaic

Archaic usage found in classical texts; replaced by 掷 in modern Chinese.

Yǒng勇
shì士
zhì擿
máo矛
yú于
dì地
 ,
yǐ以
shì示
sǐ死
zhàn战
zhī之
jué决
xīn心
 。

The warrior cast his spear to the ground to show his determination to fight to the death.

Yǐ以
shí石
zhì擿
zhī之
 ,
bù不
zhòng中
 。

He threw a stone at it but missed.