掷
zhì

throw

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 郑 represents the sound. Simplified form of 擲.

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

郑
郑 Sound component
zhèng state in today's Henan

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擲 zhì throw Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 鄭 represents the sound.

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

鄭
鄭 Sound component
zhèng state in today's Henan

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangdeɡ
Unicodedjhiɛk

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Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang