投

Traditional form:

投

Pinyin (reading):

tóu

Definitions:

• to throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc)
• to cast (a ballot)
• to cast (a glance, a shadow etc)
• to put in (money for investment, a coin to operate a slot machine)
• to send (a letter, a manuscript etc)
• to throw oneself into (a river, a well etc to commit suicide)
• to go to; to seek refuge; to place oneself into the hands of
• (coll.) to rinse (clothes) in water

Characters:

• 投 - to pitch, to throw; to bid, to invest

Traditional characters:

• 投 - to pitch, to throw; to bid, to invest