Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 投


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Meaning

to throw, to send, to invest

Pronunciation

tóu

Explanation

Left: hand , right: (battle axe in a hand )

Mnemonic

One hand holds the weapon, the other hand throws it.

Radicals

hand
weapon(battle axe in a hand )
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Vocabulary

投入 tóu rù to throw into; to put into; to throw oneself into; to participate in; to invest in; absorbed; engrossed
投篮 tóu lán to throw at a basket; to shoot (in soccer, basketball etc)
投机 tóu jī to speculate (on financial markets); opportunistic; congenial; agreeable
投票 tóu piào to vote; vote
投产 tóu chǎn to put into production; to put into operation
投掷 tóu zhì to throw sth a long distance; to hurl; to throw at; to throw (dice etc); to flip (a coin)
投降 tóu xiáng to surrender; surrender
投资 tóu zī investment; to invest
飞蛾投火 fēi é tóu huǒ lit. like a moth flying into the fire (idiom); fig. to choose a path to certain destruction

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