tóu

throw

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
扌 meaning component

  Meaning component

shoushǒu

  

hand

is a component form of .

殳 sound component

  Sound component

shū

  

weapon or tool

Evolution

投 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
投 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
投 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
投 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
投 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

tóu

throw, cast, fling, pitch; jump; to cast; to send; to throw oneself (into the river etc); to seek refuge; to place oneself into the hands of

Most common words with 投
Freq.
Word
Meaning

投资

investment

投票

to vote

to cast

投入

to throw into

投资者

investor