射

shè

HSK 54 readings

“To shoot” in Chinese is 射 (shè).

Other characters with the syllable she: see all 9 →

Meaning

to shoot
to launch
to allude to

Show 2 more meanings

radio- (chemistry)
old variant of 射[she4]

Example

俄罗斯去年发射了一个卫星。

A satellite was launched in Russia last year.

From 发射 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

shèold variant of 射 / to shoot / to launch / to allude to / radio- (chemistry)
yèvariant of 夜 (night) (archaic)
yìvariant of 亦 (also) (archaic)

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Words containing 射

发射fāshèto shoot (a projectile)HSK 5 射击shèjīto shoot; to fire (a gun)HSK 5 注射zhùshèinjectionHSK 5 辐射fúshèto radiateHSK 7-9 投射tóushèto throw (a projectile)HSK 7-9 折射zhéshèto refractHSK 7-9

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