掷

擲
zhì
扌 + 郑

Definitions

zhì to toss; to throw dice; Taiwan pr. [zhí]

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 郑 represents the sound. Simplified form of 擲.

Semantic: 扌 Phonetic: 郑

About

掷 (zhì) is a phono-semantic compound. Its left component is the hand radical 扌 (shǒu), indicating an action performed by hand. The right component is 郑 (zhèng), which provides the pronunciation. In its traditional form 擲, the phonetic component is written as 鄭 (zhèng). The hand radical gives the character its core meaning: the physical act of throwing, casting, or tossing something. This definition applies both to literal actions, like throwing a stone or casting a die, and to figurative uses, such as throwing away an opportunity or casting aside one's doubts.

Example Sentences Hide

他掷出了球。

Tā zhì chū le qiú.

He threw the ball.

孩子们掷沙包玩。

Háizimen zhì shābāo wán.

The children are throwing sandbags for fun.

运动员掷标枪很远。

Yùndòngyuán zhì biāoqiāng hěn yuǎn.

The athlete throws the javelin very far.

比赛前掷硬币决定顺序。

Bǐsài qián zhì yìngbì juédìng shùnxù.

Before the game, toss a coin to decide the order.

他用力掷出铁饼，打破了记录。

Tā yònglì zhì chū tiěbǐng, dǎpò le jìlù.

He threw the discus with force and broke the record.

在游戏中，掷骰子可以决定移动步数。

Zài yóuxì zhōng, zhì sháizi kěyǐ juédìng yídòng bùshù.

In the game, throwing dice can determine the number of steps to move.

尽管风很大，他还是准确地将手榴弹掷向目标。

Jǐnguǎn fēng hěn dà, tā háishì zhǔnquè de jiāng shǒuliúdàn zhì xiàng mùbiāo.

Despite the strong wind, he accurately threw the grenade at the target.

在紧急情况下，他毫不犹豫地将救生圈掷向溺水者。

Zài jǐnjí qíngkuàng xià, tā háo bù yóuyù de jiāng jiùshēngquān zhì xiàng nìshuǐ zhě.

In an emergency, he threw the life ring to the drowning person without hesitation.

Related Characters

Component: 扌

把 提 打 报 接 指 据 拉 持 技 找 推 投 护

Component: 郑

踯

Example Words

孤注一掷 一掷千金 投掷 掷骰子 抛掷 掷地有声 豪掷