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Chinese symbol for “absorbed”

投入
tóu rù
to throw into; to put into; to throw oneself into; to participate in

The closest CC-CEDICT match for absorbed is 投入 (tóu rù), defined as: to throw into; to put into; to throw oneself into; to participate in; to invest in; absorbed.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

投 tóu
to pitch, to throw; to bid, to invest
radical 64 ⼿ · 7 strokes
入 rù
to enter, to come in; to join
radical 11 ⼊ · 2 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 投入.

WordPinyinMeaning
投资 (投資)tóu zīinvestment; to invest
投票tóu piàoto vote; to cast a vote
投诉 (投訴)tóu sùto lodge a complaint
投资者 (投資者)tóu zī zhěinvestor
投降tóu xiángto surrender
进入 (進入)jìn rùto enter; to go into
加入jiā rùto become a member; to join
收入shōu rùto take in; income

See also: Japanese symbol for “absorbed”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.