擲 (zaak6 | zhi4) : [v] throw; cast

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擲

zaak6

zhi4

[v] throw ; cast

Stroke count: 18

Level: 3

Radical: 扌 (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

擲 / 掷

This word has been viewed 6115 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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投擲 tau4 zaak6 tou2 zhi4 = to throw (sth. a long distance); to cast; to hurl

擲骰 zaak6 sik1 zhi2 tou2 = to cast/throw dice

孤注一擲 gu1 zyu3 jat1 zaak6 = to put all one's eggs in one basket

一擲千金 jat1 zaak6 cin1 gam1 yi1 zhi4 qian1 jin1 = stake a thousand pieces of gold in one throw; spend money like water

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Decimal representation of this word: 擲
Unicode code for this character: U+64f2 (off-site link)

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