射 (shè): to shoot, to launch, to allude to
射 (shè) is a Chinese character meaning “to shoot.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 身 (structural) and 寸 (structural). It ranks #703 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically pictographic, 射 a bow 身 being drawn by a hand 寸. Its radical form 寸 (inch) appears in many related characters such as 对 (duì, right), 封 (fēng, to confer), 导 (dǎo, to transmit).
Definitions
- to shoot
- to launch
- to allude to
Etymology & Origin
pictographicA bow 身 being drawn by a hand 寸
Decomposition: ⿰身寸 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 射
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 注射 | zhù shè | injection |
| 发射 | fā shè | to shoot (a projectile) |
| 辐射 | fú shè | radiation |
| 射线 | shè xiàn | ray |
| 射门 | shè mén | (soccer, handball etc) to kick or shoot the ball towards the goal |
| 发射器 | fā shè qì | radio transmitter |
| 反射 | fǎn shè | to reflect |
| 放射 | fàng shè | to radiate |
| 放射性 | fàng shè xìng | radioactive |
| 射程 | shè chéng | range |
| 喷射 | pēn shè | to spurt |
| 射手 | shè shǒu | archer |
| 照射 | zhào shè | to shine on |
| 扫射 | sǎo shè | to rake with machine gunfire |
| 弹射 | tán shè | to catapult |
射 appears in 100 compound words: 20 as the first character, 49 as the last, and 31 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 射 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (6)
Example Sentences
老师教我们射字的发音和笔顺。
lǎo shī jiào wǒ men shè zì de fā yīn hé bǐ shùn .
The teacher taught us the pronunciation and stroke order of the character "射."
美成功测试增程型导引火箭弹 射程达150公里精确打击
měi chéng gōng cè shì zēng chéng xíng dǎo yǐn huǒ jiàn dàn shè chéng dá 1 5 0 gōng lǐ jīng què dǎ jī
The United States successfully tested an extended-range guided rocket with a range of 150 kilometers for precision strikes
...亿美元的AI芯片,马斯克设想从月球电磁弹射AI卫星-FX168
. . . yì měi yuán de A I xīn piàn , mǎ sī kè shè xiǎng cóng yuè qiú diàn cí dàn shè A I wèi xīng F X 1 6 8
... A billion-dollar AI chip, Musk envisions launching an AI satellite from the moon electromagnetic catapult - FX168
...便后甩一甩是本能行为吗?婴儿期就有类似反射吗
. . . biàn hòu shuǎi yī shuǎi shì běn néng háng wéi ma ? yīng ér qī jiù yǒu lèi sì fǎn shè ma
... Is it an instinctive act to shake it up? Is there a similar reflex in infancy?
输不起?客怨飞镖全射中 老板才喊不能混色
shū bù qǐ ? kè yuàn fēi 镖 quán shè zhōng lǎo bǎn cái hǎn bù néng hùn sè
Can't afford to lose? The guest complained that the darts were all shot, and the boss shouted that he couldn't mix colors
为了飞更远?冬奥跳台滑雪爆阴茎注射歪风
wéi le fēi gēng yuǎn ? dōng ào tiào tái huá xuě bào yīn jīng zhù shè wāi fēng
To fly further? Winter Olympics ski jumping exploded penis injection crooked
佐藤先生在周末练习射箭。
Zuǒténg xiānsheng zài zhōumò liànxí shèjiàn.
Mr. Sato practices archery on weekends.
俄罗斯去年发射了一个卫星。
éluósī qùnián fāshè le yī gè wèixīng.
A satellite was launched in Russia last year.
汤姆拿枪射自己的头。
Tāngmǔ ná qiāng shè zìjǐ de tóu.
Tom shot himself in the head.
你想射杀汤姆吗？
Nǐ xiǎng shèshā Tāngmǔ ma?
Did you mean to shoot Tom?
Character Family
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