懂中文 Dong Chinese

掷

zhì

throw

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

Components
扌 meaning component

扌  Meaning component

shou, shǒu

  

hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

郑 sound component

郑  Sound component

zhèng

  

state in today's Henan

Evolution

掷 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
掷 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

掷 (擲) 

zhì

throw (down), hurl, cast, fling; to toss; to throw dice; Taiwan pr. [zhí]

Most common words with 掷
Freq.
Word
Meaning

掷

to toss

投掷

to hurl

孤注一掷

to stake all on one throw

一掷千金

extravagant

掷地有声

to have substance