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掷 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
掷 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
掷 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
掷 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
掷 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
掷 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
掷 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
掷 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

掷 Stroke Order — How to Write 掷

Stroke Order

掷 is written in 11 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 扌, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

掷 Radical and Character Components

Components:扌郑

掷 is a phono-semantic compound: 扌 (hand) carries the meaning, while 郑 indicates the sound.

Radical: 扌 + 8 more strokes

掷 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • zhì

Meanings of 掷 in Chinese

1

zhì掷

to throw, cast, or hurl (e.g., a ball, a spear)
他用力投掷铅球，希望能刷新自己的纪录。
He threw the shot put with all his might, hoping to break his own record.

Common Words and Phrases with 掷

1
zhì掷biāo标qiāng枪
javelin throwing
每年学校运动会都会有掷标枪的比赛项目
Every year, the school sports meeting includes the javelin throw event.
2
zhì掷dàn弹tǒng筒
knee mortar, a small weapon that fires shells loaded from the muzzle
士兵们在训练中学习如何使用掷弹筒，以便在特殊地形中提供火力支援。
Soldiers practiced using the knee mortar during their training, in order to provide fire support in challenging terrain.
3
zhì掷tiě铁bǐng饼
An athletic event in which competitors throw a heavy disc (discus) as far as possible.
他在学校运动会上赢得了掷铁饼比赛的冠军。
He won the discus throw competition at the school sports meet.

More words with 掷

Idioms with 掷

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Questions about 掷

What does 掷 mean in Chinese?

掷 (zhì) means “to throw” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 掷?

掷 is pronounced zhì in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 掷 have?

掷 has 11 strokes.

How do you write 掷?

掷 is written in 11 strokes, starting from the radical 扌. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 掷?

The radical of 掷 is 扌, and 掷 is a phono-semantic compound.