投手 (tóu shǒu) — pitcher (in baseball or softball)

Definition

noun

pitcher (in baseball or softball)

Measure word · 个

投手。
Zhè wèi tóu shǒu de qiú sù fēi cháng kuài.
This pitcher's ball speed is very fast.
投手。
Tā shì duì lǐ zuì hǎo de tóu shǒu.
He is the best pitcher on the team.
投手。
tóu shǒu Xū yào hěn qiáng de bì lì hé kòng zhì lì.
Pitchers need strong arm strength and control.

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

投 means throw, and 手 points to the person doing it, so it names a thrower.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

扌殳投

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

殳

殳shū投tóu

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The left part 扌 shows a hand, and the right part 殳 gives the sound of the character.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

手 draws a five-fingered human hand: the top line is a bent middle finger, and the horizontal lines show the other four fingers.

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