Chinese Word: 射 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

射HSK 5

Pinyin: shè

English Definition: to shoot; to launch; to allude to; radio- (chemistry)

Chinese Definition:
①放箭：射箭。后羿射日。
②用推力或弹力送出子弹等：射击。扫射。发射。射程。射手。
③气体或液体等受到压力迅速流出：喷射。注射。
④放出光、热、电波等：射电。辐射。射线。照射。反射。
⑤有所指：暗射。影射。

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 寸

Pictographic: A bow 身 being drawn by a hand 寸

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 身 [ shēn ] body, torso; person; pregnancy
- 寸 [ cùn ] inch; small, tiny

Similar Characters: 躲

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Stroke order image for Chinese character 射

发射	fā shè	to shoot (a projectile); to fire (a rocket); to launch; to emit (a particle); to discharge; emanation; emission	HSK 6
辐射	fú shè	radiation	HSK 6
射击	shè jī	to shoot; to fire (a gun)	HSK 5
反射	fǎn shè	to reflect; reflection (from a mirror etc); reflex (i.e. automatic reaction of organism)	HSK 6
射线	shè xiàn	ray

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1		jiàng 将 jiàn shè 箭射 xiàng 向 mù biāo 目标。 Shoot the arrow towards the target.
2		tā 他 xǐ huan 喜欢 zài 在 shān shàng 山上 shè jiàn 射箭。 He likes to shoot arrows on the mountain.
3		jìng zi 镜子 fǎn shè 反射 chū 出 tā 他 de 的 shēn yǐng 身影。 The mirror reflects his figure.
4		fēi chuán 飞船 bèi 被 fā shè 发射 jìn rù 进入 guǐ dào 轨道。 The spaceship was launched into orbit.
5		tā men 他们 shǐ yòng 使用 gōng jiàn 弓箭 shè jī 射击 bǎ zi 靶子。 They used bows and arrows to shoot at the target.

1		jiàng 将 jiàn shè 箭射 xiàng 向 mù biāo 目标。 Shoot the arrow towards the target.
2		tā 他 xǐ huan 喜欢 zài 在 shān shàng 山上 shè jiàn 射箭。 He likes to shoot arrows on the mountain.
3		jìng zi 镜子 fǎn shè 反射 chū 出 tā 他 de 的 shēn yǐng 身影。 The mirror reflects his figure.
4		fēi chuán 飞船 bèi 被 fā shè 发射 jìn rù 进入 guǐ dào 轨道。 The spaceship was launched into orbit.
5		tā men 他们 shǐ yòng 使用 gōng jiàn 弓箭 shè jī 射击 bǎ zi 靶子。 They used bows and arrows to shoot at the target.