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发射 (fā shè) — to launch (a rocket, satellite, missile, etc.); to emit (a signal, light, particle, etc.)

Definition

发射 is the formal verb for launching rockets, satellites, or missiles — and also for emitting signals or particles. Compare 射 (the root verb, used more for shooting arrows/bullets) and 释放 (releasing a person or discharging gas/pressure).

verb
to launch (a rocket, satellite, missile, etc.)to emit (a signal, light, particle, etc.)

Examples

  • 发射。
    Zhōng guó chéng gōng fā shè le yì kē wèi xīng.
    China successfully launched a satellite.
  • 发射。
    Zhè zhǒng zhuāng zhì néng fā shè qiáng liè de xìn hào.
    This device can emit strong signals.
  • 发射。
    Jūn duì zài yè jiān fā shè le dǎo dàn.
    The military launched missiles at night.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

发fāsend out
射shèshoot

Both 发 and 射 mean sending something out, so together they describe launching or emitting.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 發; 发 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 发 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (爆发, 出发) it is 發; in others (理发, 头发) it is 髮.

The form 發, which 发 stands for in many words, was originally drawn as a bow firing an arrow.

Open 发 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

In 射, the left part comes from 弓 (bow) and 矢 (arrow), and the right part comes from a hand drawing the bowstring.

Open 射 →
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