射 (shè) - to shoot & to fire

射Tone 4

shè ｜ 10 strokes ｜ radical:

上姝

射 · shè

to shoot;

to fire;

to launch;

to project;

to radiate;

to emit

to shootto fireto launch

Usage highlights

shoot an arrowlaunch a satelliteradiationprojectionarchershooting range

Synonyms

  • 发— to emit, to issue
  • 放— to release, to let go
  • 投— to throw, to cast

Antonyms

  • 收— to receive, to collect
  • 接— to catch, to receive

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He shoots arrows (射箭).
  • The sun radiates light (太阳射光).
  • They launched a satellite (发射卫星).
  • The flashlight projects a beam (手电筒射出光束).

Collocations

  • shoot an arrow(射箭)
  • launch a satellite(发射卫星)
  • radiation(辐射)
  • projection(投射)
  • archer(射手)
  • shooting range(射击场)

Idioms

  • To shoot at a target a hundred paces away by severing a willow leaf(百步穿杨)
  • To shoot two vultures with one arrow(一箭双雕)
  • To shoot the rays of the sun(光芒四射)
  • To shoot a glare(射来一瞥)
  • To shoot a cold glance(射来冷眼)

Cultural background

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  • Originally depicted a hand drawing a bow in oracle bone script, representing the act of archery.
  • Archery was one of the Six Arts in ancient Chinese education, valued for both martial skill and moral cultivation.
  • The character evolved to encompass broader meanings of emission, projection, and radiation.

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