折射 meaning in English

zhéshè

to refract; refraction

HSK 7-9verb17 strokes

Meaning of 折射

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

zhéshè
  1. to refract
  2. refraction
  3. to reflect (in the figurative sense: to show the nature of)

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

折 zhé · to break · 7 strokes

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  7. 7

射 shè · to shoot · 10 strokes

  1. 1
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  10. 10

Related words

Words that share a character with 折射.

打折dǎzhéto give a discount
发射fāshèto shoot (a projectile); to fire (a rocket)
射击shèjīto shoot; to fire (a gun)
注射zhùshèinjection; to inject
折磨zhémóto torment; to torture
辐射fúshèto radiate; radiation
骨折gǔzhéto suffer a fracture; (of a bone) to break
折腾zhētengto toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly); to repeat sth over and over again
挫折cuòzhésetback; reverse
折扣zhékòudiscount
折叠zhédiéto fold; collapsible; folding (bicycle, antenna, bed etc)
转折点zhuǎnzhédiǎnturning point; breaking point

Questions about 折射

What does 折射 mean?

折射 (zhéshè) means "to refract; refraction" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 折射?

折射 is made of 2 characters: 折 (7 strokes), 射 (10 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.

Is 折射 an HSK word?

Yes. 折射 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.