投 tóu

1. tóu verb to throw; to cast; to fling; to pitch
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 扔; for example, 投石子 'throw a rock' (Guoyu '投' v 1; Kroll 2015 '投' 1; Unihan '投')
2. tóu verb to jump into; to fall forward
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 跳进去; for example, 自投罗网 'to walk into a trap' (Guoyu '投' v 3; Kroll 2015 '投' 4; Unihan '投')
3. tóu verb to emit
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: To emit light; in the sense of 映照 (Guoyu '投' v 4)
4. tóu verb to fire
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: To fire a projectle (Kroll 2015 '投' 1c)
5. tóu verb to stand up; to participate
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '投' 2)
6. tóu verb to give
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 赠送 (Guoyu '投' v 13; Kroll 2015 '投' 3)
7. tóu verb to tread; to walk; to move forward
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 前往 or 走向 (Guoyu '投' 6; Kroll 2015 '投' 5)
8. tóu verb to be near to; to be close to
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 接近 or 靠近 (Guoyu '投' v 9; Kroll 2015 '投' 6)
9. tóu noun dice
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: As a variant of 骰 (Kroll 2015 '投' 7)
10. tóu verb to load; to pack
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 放进 (Guoyu '投' v 2)
11. tóu verb to send
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: A letter, message, etc; in the sense of 寄发 (Guoyu '投' v 5)
12. tóu verb to join
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '投' v 7)
13. tóu verb to depend on
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 奔靠; for example, 投奔 'to seek shelter' (Guoyu '投' v 8)
14. tóu verb to scatter
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 甩 or 挥 (Guoyu '投' v 10)
15. tóu verb to abandon
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 抛弃 (Guoyu '投' v 11)
16. tóu verb to use
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 用 (Guoyu '投' v 12)
17. tóu verb to cater to; to pander to; to be congenial
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 迎合 (Guoyu '投' v 14; Wu and Tee 2015, loc. 1259)
18. tóu verb throw; kṣepa
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: kṣepa, Japanese: tou, Tibetan: sdod pa (BCSD '投', p. 540; Mahāvyutpatti 'kṣepaḥ'; MW 'kṣepa'; SH '投', p. 240; Unihan '投')

Contained in

• 投子十身调御(投子十身調御) Touzi on Taming the Ten Bodies
• 以针投钵(以針投鉢) use a needle placed in a bowl
• 飞蛾投火，作茧自缚(飛蛾投火，作繭自縛) like a moth flying into the flame, and a silkworm trapping itself in a cocoon

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• Public Opinion representatives and I 我與民意代表們 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 3 - Social Affinities 1 《百年佛緣3－社緣篇1》 — count: 7
• Pure Land School - 3. The Patriarchs and Continued Tradition of the Pure Land School 淨土宗 參、淨土宗祖師傳承 Buddhism Series 6 - Schools 《佛教叢書6－宗派》 — count: 7
• Chapter 4: Reserve some Space - Betrayal 卷四　預留空間 變節 Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 7 - A Footprint with Every Step 《人間萬事7－一步一腳印》 — count: 6
• Esoteric School - 4. Esoteric School Practices and Stages of attainment 密宗 肆、密宗的行持果位 Buddhism Series 6 - Schools 《佛教叢書6－宗派》 — count: 6
• Malaysia 馬來亞 Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》 — count: 5
• The Significance of Taking Refuge in the Triple Gem 皈依三寶的意義 Humanistic Buddhism Series 6 - Buddhist Studies and Seeking the Dharma 《人間佛教系列6－學佛與求法》 — count: 5
• Sporting Activities 球類運動 A Life With Palms Joined 4 - Hunger 《合掌人生4－飢餓》 — count: 5
• The Best Investment 最好的投資 Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 4 - A Life of Pluses and Minuses 《迷悟之間(四)生命的密碼》 — count: 4
• Section 2 China - Chapter 9: Chan School of Buddhism Gathers Large Numbers of Followers 第二篇　中國篇 第九章　禪宗的風起雲湧 Buddhism Series 5 - Buddhist History 《佛教叢書5－教史》 — count: 4
• Chapter 29: Return to Kapilavastu 第廿九章　歸城施法語 The Biography of Sakyamuni Buddha 《釋迦牟尼佛傳》 — count: 4

Collocations

• 皈投 (皈投) 皈投在佛陀座下 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 2: Becoming a Monastic and the Rules of the Precepts 《僧事百講2－出家戒法》, Lecture 4: Four Types of Etiquettes 第四講．四種威儀 — count: 22
• 投足 (投足) 一投足 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 2: Becoming a Monastic and the Rules of the Precepts 《僧事百講2－出家戒法》, Lecture 4: Four Types of Etiquettes 第四講．四種威儀 — count: 10
• 一投 (一投) 一投足 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 2: Becoming a Monastic and the Rules of the Precepts 《僧事百講2－出家戒法》, Lecture 4: Four Types of Etiquettes 第四講．四種威儀 — count: 10
• 投进 (投進) 君子群裡投進一個小人 — Humble Table, Wise Fare 《佛光菜根譚》, Volume 4: Writing on the Interaction of Many Egos 第四冊 群我相處篇 — count: 9
• 新北投 (新北投) 有如臺灣的新北投 — Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》, Malaysia 馬來亞 — count: 9
• 投三宝 (投三寶) 因信服而皈投三寶 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 6: Propagation of Buddhism 《僧事百講6－佛教推展》, Lecture 4: Teachers of Emperors and Kings 第四講‧帝王之師 — count: 7
• 投到 (投到) 後來歸投到佛教的懷抱中來的人也很多 — The Universal Gate : a Commentary on Avalokitesvara's Universal Gate Sutra 《觀世音菩薩普門品講話》, 2: The Thirty Three Manifestations of Avalokiteśvara (heavenly body and human body) 二．三十三身（天身、人身） — count: 7
• 投河 (投河) 醜女投河 — Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 1 - All in a Thought 《迷悟之間(一)真理的價值》, To Live in Hope 活出希望 — count: 6
• 归投 (歸投) 後來歸投到佛教的懷抱中來的人也很多 — The Universal Gate : a Commentary on Avalokitesvara's Universal Gate Sutra 《觀世音菩薩普門品講話》, 2: The Thirty Three Manifestations of Avalokiteśvara (heavenly body and human body) 二．三十三身（天身、人身） — count: 6
• 投在 (投在) 皈投在佛陀座下 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 2: Becoming a Monastic and the Rules of the Precepts 《僧事百講2－出家戒法》, Lecture 4: Four Types of Etiquettes 第四講．四種威儀 — count: 6