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shè = sh + e4
old variant of 射[she4]
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shè = sh + e4
to shoot / to launch / to allude to / radio- (chemistry)
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How to pronounce 射

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= sh initial

Sh is for Sherlock Holmes.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ e4 final

In the elevator’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

射 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
cùn = cu + (e)n4
a unit of length / inch / thumb
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shēn = sh + (e)n1
body / life / oneself / personally / one's morality and conduct / the main part of a structure or body / pregnant / classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset / Kangxi radical 158
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Characters with 射 as component

xiè = xi + e4
to thank / to apologize / (of flowers, leaves etc) to wither / to decline
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shè = sh + e4
musk deer (Moschus moschiferus) / also called 香獐子
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xiè = xi + e4
pavilion
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Words with 射

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to reflect / reflection (from a mirror etc) / reflex (i.e. automatic reaction of organism)
to radiate / radioactive

Sentences with 射

射 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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