投
Meaning
- to throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc)
- to cast (a ballot)
- to cast (a glance, a shadow etc)
Example sentence
你投给谁？
Who are you voting for?
The character 投
投 is 扌, a hand, beside 殳: throwing. 投球 to throw a ball, 投票 to cast a vote — and then throwing yourself in: 投入 to commit, 投资 to invest, 投诉 to lodge a complaint.