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CHINESE CHARACTER

shè

射

射

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fire

Numbered pinyin
she4
English meanings
loose, discharge in a jet, insinuate, go off, allude to, discharge, send out, fire, firing, shooting, emit, deliver, shoot

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 身; right 寸.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰身寸

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    shè射mén门。

    Shoot at the goal.

  2. 02

    shèjī射击。

    Shoot.

  3. 03

    shè射jiàn箭。

    Shoot arrows.

  4. 04

    shè射chū出。

    Shoot out.

  5. 05

    guāngxiàn光线shè射lái来。

    Light shone.

  6. 06

    bié别shè射。

    Don't shoot.

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  • 发射
  • 射击
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  • 注射
  • 辐射