掷 (zhì) is a Chinese character meaning “to throw”. It is written from 扌 (hand (radical form)) and 郑 (Zheng (a surname; an ancient state)), side by side, and takes 11 strokes.
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Structure
扌 + 郑
Left–right structure
Structure from: 广韵：擲，直炙切，投也；繁体「擲」从手鄭聲，今简化作「掷」
Memory aid
A hand (扌) beside 郑 — picture that hand snapping forward and hurling something far across to the right: to throw.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
11 strokes
In real words
- 投掷tóu zhìto throw; to hurl掷 = zhì
- 掷骰子zhì tóu zito roll dice掷 = zhì
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All readings
to throw
to throw; to hurl; to cast (e.g. dice)
扔；投；抛。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 投掷tóu zhìto throw; to hurl掷 = zhì
- 掷骰子zhì tóu zito roll dice掷 = zhì
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 掷 mean?
掷 (zhì) means to throw; to hurl; to cast (e.g. dice).
How do you pronounce 掷?
It is pronounced zhì.
What parts is 掷 made of?
扌 (hand (radical form)) and 郑 (Zheng (a surname; an ancient state)), side by side. The recorded source is: 广韵：擲，直炙切，投也；繁体「擲」从手鄭聲，今简化作「掷」. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 掷 have?
11. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 掷?
扌. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 掷?
Common ones are 投掷 and 掷骰子. The reading of 掷 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.