掷 meaning and stroke order
To throw, to hurl, to fling, to cast
How to write 掷, stroke by stroke
11 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 掷
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to toss
- to throw dice
- Taiwan pr. [zhi2]
How 掷 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Hand.
扌 gives the meaning and 郑 hints at the sound.
Radical: 扌 (hand), shared by 342 characters on this site.
How to remember 掷
The hand radical 扌 on the left shows this is an action done with the hand, and 郑 (zhèng) on the right gives a hint of the sound zhì. Picture a hand gripping something and hurling it hard.
掷 is more formal or literary than the everyday 扔 (rēng) and often appears in set words like 投掷 (tóuzhì) for sports throwing or 掷骰子 (zhì tóuzi) for rolling dice. Example: 他把石头掷向远处。(Tā bǎ shítou zhì xiàng yuǎnchù.) He hurled the stone into the distance.
Common mistake: Learners often swap the right side 郑 for 关 or 邦 and write a wrong character, so check for the 阝 ear on the far right. Some also read it with the second tone zhí, which is the Taiwan pronunciation. In mainland standard Mandarin it is fourth tone zhì.
Common words with 掷
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
掷 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 掷
How many strokes are in 掷?
掷 is written with 11 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 掷 mean?
掷 (zhì) means to throw, to hurl, to fling, to cast. A common word with it is 投掷 (tóuzhì), meaning "to throw sth a long distance; to hurl".
How do you pronounce 掷?
掷 is pronounced zhì, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 掷?
The radical of 掷 is 扌, which carries the idea of "hand". Dictionaries list 掷 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 掷?
The traditional form of 掷 is 擲. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 掷 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 掷, 扔 and 投?
扔 (rēng) is the everyday word for throwing or tossing something away. 投 (tóu) means to throw toward a target, as in 投篮 (tóulán, to shoot a basket). 掷 sounds more formal and forceful and is common in sports terms and fixed phrases.
What does 孤注一掷 mean and when is it used?
孤注一掷 (gūzhù yī zhì) literally means staking your last bet on one throw of the dice. It describes risking everything on a single desperate attempt, and it usually carries a sense of recklessness.