射 shè to shoot; to launch; to allude to
Made up of [身 shēn body; life; oneself radical 158, 寸 cùn unit of length; inch; thumb radical 41]Used as component 射 in :谢 xiè
Made with 10 strokes.
A body and a thumb taken to represent somebody shooting an arrow
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Also uses 身 shēn component: 躺 tǎng (to recline)
Also uses 寸 cùn component: 得 dé (get) 对 duì (right) ; 封 fēng (to confer) ; 过 guò (past) ; 将 jiāng (will) ; 时 shí (time) ; 树 shù (tree) ; 寺 sì (Buddhist temple)
Sounds same
舍 shè (residence) ; 涉 shè (to wade)Different tone
舌 shé (tongue) ; 蛇 shé (snake)Pronunciation
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