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投射 (tóu shè) — to project (light, shadow, image); to cast (blame, responsibility, emotion, etc.)

Definition

投射 is a formal/written verb used for projecting light or images (投影), and — like its 把-construction sense — for projecting emotions or blame onto others. More abstract than 投 (basic 'to throw/toss') and distinct from 投掷 ('to hurl with force').

verb
to project (light, shadow, image)to cast (blame, responsibility, emotion, etc.)

Examples

  • 投射。
    Yáng guāng tòu guò shù yè tóu shè zài dì miàn shàng.
    Sunlight projects onto the ground through the leaves.
  • 投射。
    Zhè tái tóu yǐng yí néng bǎ huà miàn tóu shè dào bái qiáng shàng.
    This projector can project the image onto a white wall.
  • 投射。
    Tā bǎ zì jǐ de bù ān tóu shè dào le tóng shì shēn shàng.
    She projected her own anxiety onto her colleague.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

投tóuthrow
射shèshoot

投 and 射 both send something out, so together they mean to cast light or throw a projectile.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
殳
殳shū投tóu
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The left part 扌 shows a hand, and the right part 殳 gives the sound of the character.

Open 投 →

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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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Abstract Concepts

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