Chinese symbol for “toss”
掷
zhì
Traditional: 擲
to toss; to throw dice; Taiwan pr. [zhi2]
The closest CC-CEDICT match for toss is 掷 (zhì), defined as: to toss; to throw dice; Taiwan pr. [zhi2].
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “toss”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 抛出 (拋出) | pāo chū | to toss; to throw out |
| 抛 (拋) | pāo | to throw; to toss |
| 抛掷 (拋擲) | pāo zhì | to throw; to toss |
| 拌 | bàn | to mix; to mix in |
| 掟 | zhěng | (HK dialect) to throw; to toss |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 掷.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 投掷 (投擲) | tóu zhì | to throw sth a long distance; to hurl |
| 孤注一掷 (孤注一擲) | gū zhù yī zhì | to stake all on one throw |
| 掷地有声 (擲地有聲) | zhì dì yǒu shēng | lit. if thrown on the floor, it will make a sound (idiom); fig. (of one's words) powerful and resonating |
| 抛掷 (拋擲) | pāo zhì | to throw; to toss |
| 一掷千金 (一擲千金) | yī zhì qiān jīn | lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly; extravagant |
| 掷骰子 (擲骰子) | zhì tóu zi | to throw the dice |
See also: Japanese symbol for “toss”.
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