照射 (zhào shè) — to shine on; to illuminate | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

照射 emphasizes the beam or rays reaching a target — light, X-rays, UV, etc. 照明 is about lighting up a space for visibility; 放射 is the source emitting, not what hits a target.

verb

to shine onto illuminate

Examples

照射。
Qiáng liè de jī guāng zhào shè zài jīn shǔ biǎo miàn.
The intense laser shines on the metal surface.
照射，。
Yuè guāng zhào shè jìn chuāng hu, fáng jiān lǐ hěn liàng.
Moonlight shines through the window, making the room very bright.
照射。
Zǐ wài xiàn néng zhào shè xì jūn bìng shā sǐ tā men.
Ultraviolet rays can irradiate bacteria and kill them.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

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

照 and 射 both describe light being sent out, giving the sense of shining on something.

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.

灬昭照

Meaning part形符xíngfú

灬Written in full as火huǒfire

Sound part声符shēngfú

昭

昭zhāo照zhào

Same sound today

照 uses 灬, a bottom form of 火 (fire), plus 昭 for the sound.

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

弓弓gōngbow
矢矢shǐarrow

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

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