掷

zhì

zh+ì·4th tone

to toss · to throw dice

Radical: 扌 Strokes: 11

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Less common

Same radical

打拉指报托折推接投护提排

Same radical

打拉指报托折推接投护提排才扬执

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Character Decomposition

掷=扌+郑

Etymology

hand

Meanings

to toss

to throw dice

Taiwan pr. zhí

zhì

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Words with 掷 83 total

to throw; to toss抛掷pāo zhì to throw sth a long distance · to hurl · to throw at · to throw (dice etc) · to flip (a coin)投掷tóu zhì please return (an item sent in the mail)掷还zhì huán to throw the dice掷色zhì shǎi (folk religion) to divine by casting moon blocks 筊杯 jiǎo bēi, with the positions of the blocks determining the divine answer掷筊zhì jiǎo to spend (a large amount of money)豪掷háo zhì

Idioms with 掷 20 total Chain

to stake all on one throw孤注一掷gū zhù yī zhì lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly · extravagant千金一掷qiān jīn yī zhì lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly · extravagant一掷千金yī zhì qiān jīn

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