点射 (diǎn shè) — fixed fire (from a stationary position); firing…

Definition

noun

fixed fire (from a stationary position)firing in bursts (as opposed to automatic or single shot)

点射。
Tā xué huì le rú hé yòng bù qiāng jìn xíng diǎn shè.
He learned how to perform burst fire with a rifle.
点射。
Zài gù dìng wèi zhì jìn xíng diǎn shè xū yào wěn dìng de zhī chēng.
Performing fixed fire from a stationary position requires stable support.
点射。
Zhè zhǒng wǔ qì zhī chí dān fā hé diǎn shè liǎng zhǒng mó shì.
This weapon supports two modes: single shot and burst fire.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

点 means a short burst and 射 means to fire, denoting firing in bursts.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 點; 点 is its simplified writing.

黑占點

Meaning part形符xíngfú

黑黑hēiblack

Sound part声符shēngfú

占

占zhàn點diǎn(r)

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 點 pairs 黑 (black) with 占 for its sound; the simplified 点 is a later abbreviation.

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.