投

tóu = t + ou2

to cast / to send / to throw oneself (into the river etc) / to seek refuge / to place oneself into the hands of

投 = 扌 + 殳 : Tecumseh (t) is exerting an ancient sport of his tribe in the outhouse's kitchen (ou2). He is hurling (投) a halberd (殳) as far as he can using a toy claw (扌).

投 character breakdown

投
- 扌
  - 亅
  - 二
    - 一
- 殳
  - 几
  - 又
    - ㇏
    - ㇇

扌

shǒu = sh + ou3

"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc

扌 = 二 + 亅 : Mnemonic symbol: a toy claw.

殳

shu̅ = shu + Ø1

surname Shu

殳

shu̅ = shu + Ø1

bamboo or wooden spear / Kangxi radical 79, occurring in 段[duan4], 毅[yi4], 殺|杀[sha1] etc

殳 = 几 + 又 : Sheldon Shrimp (shu-) is practising his martial arts skills in front of the space station (-1). He's a specialist in the combined halberd (symbol for 殳) boxing style, and practises smashing tables (几) with his sucker punch (symbol for 又).

Characters with 投 as component

投 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 投

投

tóu

保

bǎo

人

rén

policy holder / insured person

投

tóu

保

bǎo

方

fa̅ng

policyholder (insurance)

投

tóu

光

gua̅ng

灯

燈

de̅ng

floodlight

投

tóu

合

hé

to go well together / to be compatible / to cater to / to please

投

tóu

壶

壺

hú

ancient banquet game of throwing arrows into a pot, the winner determined by the number of arrows thrown in, and the loser required to drink as punishment

投

tóu

契

qì

to get along well (with sb) / congenial / to speculate (on financial markets)

投

tóu

寄

jì

to send by post

投

tóu