掷

掷
擲
zhì = zh + Ø4
to toss / to throw dice / Taiwan pr. [zhi2]
掷 = 扌 + 郑 : James II of England (zh) is battling Zheng He (郑) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). Because they're so civilized they do not battle with weapons, but by throwing (掷) dice using toy claws (扌).

掷 character breakdown

扌
shǒu = sh + ou3
"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc
扌 = 二 + 亅 : Mnemonic symbol: a toy claw.
郑
鄭
zhèng = zh + (e)ng4
Zheng state during the Warring States period / surname Zheng / abbr. for 鄭州|郑州[Zheng4 zhou1]
郑 = 关 + 阝 : James II of England (zh) and Zheng He (郑) agreed to build a pipeline (郑) connecting their nations, but it runs through the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4). The emperor (阝) is very annoyed by the pipeline and every time he visits the bathroom he'll push its off button (关).
郑
鄭
zhèng = zh + (e)ng4
bound form used in 鄭重|郑重[zheng4 zhong4] and 雅鄭|雅郑[ya3 zheng4]

Characters with 掷 as component

掷 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 掷

孤
孤
注
注
一
一
掷
擲
to stake all on one throw
投
投
掷
擲
to throw sth a long distance / to hurl / to throw at / to throw (dice etc) / to flip (a coin)
一
一
掷
擲
千
千
金
金
lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly / extravagant
掷
擲
地
地
有
有
声
聲
lit. if thrown on the floor, it will make a sound (idiom) / fig. (of one's words) powerful and resonating / to have substance
抛
拋
掷
擲
to throw / to cast
千
千
金
金
一
一
掷
擲
lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly / extravagant
掷
擲
骰
骰
子
子
to throw the dice
掷
擲
筊
筊
poe divination, a traditional Chinese divination method where a pair of crescent-shaped wooden or bamboo blocks is thrown on the ground, with the positions of the blocks determining the divine answer
掷
擲
色
色
to throw the dice
掷
擲
还
還
please return (an item sent in the mail)

Sentences with 掷

掷 currently does not appear in any sentence.