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投向 (tóu xiàng) — investment orientation; direction of investment

Definition

A finance/business term for the 'direction' or focus of where capital is being placed (a sector, industry, or region). It is a noun built from 投 ('invest/throw in') + 向 ('direction, toward').

noun
investment orientationdirection of investment

Examples

  • 投向。
    Gōng sī de tóu zī tóu xiàng fā shēng le biàn huà.
    The company's investment orientation has changed.
  • 投向。
    Wǒ men xū yào tiáo zhěng tóu zī tóu xiàng.
    We need to adjust the investment orientation.
  • 投向。
    Zhè ge jī jīn de tóu zī tóu xiàng shì xīn néng yuán lǐng yù.
    This fund's investment orientation is the new energy sector.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

投tóuinvest/throw
向xiàngdirection

投 'invest/throw' specifies the 向 'direction' meant, especially the direction of investment.

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.

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.

Open 投 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

向 originally drew 宀 (house) with 口 to show an echo in a place; later it was used for direction.

Open 向 →
Appears in
Finance & Banking

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