Keyword
to throw
- to hurl
- to fling
- to cast
- Frequency
- #2620
- Strokes
- 11
Readings
zhì
Mnemonic
扌 (hand) gives the meaning and 郑 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
掷
to toss; to throw dice; Taiwan pr. zhí
投掷
to throw sth a long distance; to hurl; to throw at; to throw (dice etc); to flip (a coin)
孤注一掷
to stake all on one throw
掷地有声
lit. if thrown on the floor, it will make a sound (idiom); fig. (of one's words) powerful and resonating; to have substance
抛掷
to throw; to toss
一掷千金
lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly; extravagant
掷骰子
to throw the dice