乙种射线

beta ray (electron stream from radioactive decay)

second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / second in order / letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方[yi3 fang1], as opposed to 甲方[jia3 fang1]) / ethyl / bent / winding / radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5) / ancient Chinese compass point: 105°

turning stroke (in Chinese characters) / see also 折[zhe2]

turning stroke (in Chinese characters), aka 折[zhe2]

beta- or type 2

seed / species / kind / type / classifier for types, kinds, sorts

to plant / to grow / to cultivate

old variant of 射[she4]

to shoot / to launch / to allude to / radio- (chemistry)

ray

variant of 線|线[xian4]

thread / string / wire / line / CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3],根[gen1] / (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)