entries → 投資
TSUMUGU · TOCFL 4 (est.) · 詞
投資 word · TOCFL 4 (est.)
投資 =
ㄊㄡˊ ㄗ · tóuzī
verb/noun — to invest; investment

字源 FORM — what the parts do

to throw; to put in (投入的投)tóu扌(hand) + 殳 (a striking implement) — a hand launching something forward with force
wealth; resources; capital (資本的資)貝 (shell-money) + 次 zī phonetic — wealth, money
投資,投入的投,資本的資。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

手(扌)把錢(貝)進去(:扌+殳)——金下了局。
The hand (扌) launches with a striking motion (投: 扌+殳) into the pile of shells (資: 貝+次, the capital) — money thrown in.
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