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Chinese symbol for “input”

投放
tóu fàng
to input; to throw in; to unload; to put into circulation

The closest CC-CEDICT match for input is 投放 (tóu fàng), defined as: to input; to throw in; to unload; to put into circulation.

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
放 fàng
to release, to liberate, to free
radical 66 ⽁ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “input”

WordPinyinMeaning
录入 (錄入)lù rùto input (computer); to type
输入 (輸入)shū rùto import; to input
键入 (鍵入)jiàn rùto key in; to input; to enter (some text)
敲入qiāo rùto key in; to input

Related words

Other words that share a character with 投放.

WordPinyinMeaning
投资 (投資)tóu zīinvestment; to invest
投入tóu rùto throw into; to put into
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
开放 (開放)kāi fàngto bloom; to open
放弃 (放棄)fàng qìto renounce; to abandon; to give up

See also: Japanese symbol for “input”.

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.

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