射手 (shè shǒu) — shooter, marksman; Sagittarius (the archer sign…

Definition

Means both 'marksman / shooter' (any weapon or sport) and the zodiac sign Sagittarius (the archer). In astrology contexts, pair it with 座 as 射手座.

noun

shootermarksmanSagittarius (the archer sign of the zodiac)

Measure word · 个

射手。
Zhè wèi shè shǒu zài bǐ sài zhōng biǎo xiàn dé fēi cháng chū sè.
This shooter performed very well in the competition.
射手，。
Tā shì shè shǒu zuò, xìng gé kāi lǎng yòu ài mào xiǎn.
She is a Sagittarius—outgoing and adventurous.
射手。
Gǔ dài shè shǒu xū yào zhǎng wò jīng zhǔn de gōng jiàn jì qiǎo.
Ancient marksmen had to master precise archery skills.

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

射 refers to shooting, and 手 points to a person, giving someone who shoots.

Characters in this word

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.

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

手 draws a five-fingered human hand: the top line is a bent middle finger, and the horizontal lines show the other four fingers.

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