shè

to shoot

to launch; to allude to; radio- (chemistry)

a picture of 射 → a hand releasing a drawn bow

The left side 身 depicts a drawn bow or body in tension, while 寸 on the right shows a hand at the moment of release. Together they freeze the instant of launching an arrow.

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他弯弓出了一支箭。

tā wān gōng shè chū le yī zhī jiàn。

He drew the bow and shot an arrow.

运动员把球进了网里。

yùn dòng yuán bǎ qiú shè jìn le wǎng lǐ。

The athlete shot the ball into the net.

Words with 射

速射

sù shè

rapid-fire

镭射

léi shè

laser (loanword)

镭射印表机

léi shè yìn biǎo jī

laser printer

闪射

shǎn shè

to radiate

阴极射线管

yīn jí shè xiàn guǎn

cathode ray tube

隐射

yǐn shè

(to fire) innuendo

双射

shuāng shè

(math.) bijection

雷射

léi shè

laser (loanword used in Taiwan)

雷射笔

léi shè bǐ

laser pointer (Tw)

电离辐射

diàn lí fú shè

ionization radiation

颜射

yán shè

to ejaculate onto sb's face

骑射

qí shè

equestrian archery

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