投中 (tóu zhòng) — to hit the target with a throw; (basketball) to…

Definition

verb

to hit the target with a throw(basketball) to score a basket

投中。
Tā zài bǐ sài zhōng tóu zhòng le sān gè sān fēn qiú.
He scored three three-pointers in the game.
，投中。
Tā liàn xí tóu zhì, měi cì dōu néng tóu zhòng bǎ xīn.
He practiced throwing and could hit the bull's-eye every time.
投中。
Tā bǎ zhǐ tuán tóu zhòng le lā jī tǒng.
He threw the paper ball into the trash can.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

Throwing plus hitting expresses a successful throw that hits the target.

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.

The original picture showed a flagpole with a drum in the middle, set up in the center of a field.