掷 = 扌 + 郑

掷 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “throw”. It is built from 扌 (hand) and 郑 (state in today's henan).

Keyword: throw
Pinyin (Mandarin): zhì
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: throw, hurl, cast, fling, бросать, hurl, cast, fling

Decomposition

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扌 hand
郑 state in today's henan

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