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Chinese symbol for “thrower”

投手
tóu shǒu
thrower; pitcher; bowler

The closest CC-CEDICT match for thrower is 投手 (tóu shǒu), defined as: thrower; pitcher; bowler.

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
手 shǒu
hand
radical 64 ⼿ · 4 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 投手.

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
手机 (手機)shǒu jīcell phone; mobile phone; measure word: 部 (bù), 台 (tái)
手段shǒu duànmethod; way; means (of doing sth); skill; ability

See also: Japanese symbol for “thrower”.

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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