Meaning of 发射
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to shoot (a projectile)
- to fire (a rocket)
- to launch
- to emit (a particle)
- to discharge
- emanation
- emission
How to use 发射
发射 is used for launching rockets, satellites and missiles, and for firing projectiles. In science it also means emitting signals, light or particles. Example: 中国昨天发射了一颗卫星。(Zhōngguó zuótiān fāshè le yì kē wèixīng.) China launched a satellite yesterday.
发 (fā) means to send out, and 射 (shè) means to shoot. Put them together and you send something out by shooting it, like a rocket leaving the launch pad.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write 射 with the 身 side wrong or confuse it with 谢 (xiè, thank), which adds 讠 on the left. Also keep 发 in first tone here (fā), not the fourth tone fà used in 头发 (tóufa) and 理发 (lǐfà).
发射 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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发 fā · to send out · 5 strokes
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射 shè · to shoot · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 发射.
| 发现 | fāxiàn | to notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to detect |
| 出发 | chūfā | to set off; to start (on a journey); (fig.) to proceed from (a particular standpoint or ba |
| 头发 | tóufa | hair (on the head) |
| 发生 | fāshēng | to happen; to occur; to take place; to arise (e.g. 發生問題|发生问题[fa1 sheng1 wen4 ti2] "a probl |
| 发展 | fāzhǎn | development; growth |
| 发出 | fāchū | to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch; to produce (a sound); to let ou |
| 发明 | fāmíng | to invent; an invention |
| 沙发 | shāfā | (loanword) sofa (CL:條|条[tiao2],張|张[zhang1]); (Internet slang) first reply to a forum post |
| 发表 | fābiǎo | to issue; to publish |
| 发动 | fādòng | to start; to launch |
| 发送 | fāsòng | to transmit; to dispatch |
| 开发 | kāifā | to exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop |
Questions about 发射
What does 发射 mean?
发射 (fāshè) means "to shoot (a projectile); to fire (a rocket)" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 发射?
发射 is made of 2 characters: 发 (5 strokes), 射 (10 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 发射 an HSK word?
Yes. 发射 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 发射 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 发射 is written 發射.
What is the difference between 发射 and 发出?
发出 (fāchū) is general and means to send out or produce, such as a sound, an order or a smell. 发射 is more technical and is used for rockets, weapons, signals and radiation.
Can 发射 be used as a noun?
Yes. It can mean a launch or an emission, as in 发射成功 (fāshè chénggōng), the launch was successful. It also appears in compounds like 发射台 (fāshètái), launch pad.