HSK 6 · Science

发射 fāshè “to launch” in Chinese

Traditional 發射

What 发射 means

  1. to launch
  2. to fire (a rocket or missile)
  3. to shoot (a projectile)
  4. to fire (a rocket)
  5. to emit (a particle)
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • to discharge
  • emanation

How to say 发射

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale发fā1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale射shè4th tone, falling

发射 in a sentence

  1. 他们发射火箭。

    Tāmen fāshè huǒjiàn.

    They launched a rocket.

    Sentence #13206710 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

  2. 明天将要发射一颗人造卫星。

    Míngtiān jiāngyào fāshè yì kē rénzào wèixīng.

    An artificial satellite will be launched tomorrow.

    Sentence #6961294 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  3. 俄罗斯去年发射了一个卫星。

    Éluósī qùnián fāshè le yí ge wèixīng.

    Russia launched a satellite last year.

    Sentence #1214437 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 发射 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 发 (fā) drawn as one shape
发fāto send out

发 is a single shape of 5 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

The character 射 (shè) with each of its parts in a different colour
射shèto shoot
  • 身body · shēn
  • 寸inch · cùn

How to write 发射

发 5 strokes · 射 10 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

发射 (fāshè) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 发射 (fāshè). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 发射

Words with 发

发fā · send out发烧fāshāo · have a fever头发tóufa · hair on the head发现fāxiàn · discover发生fāshēng · to happen发展fāzhǎn · development理发lǐfà · to get a haircut出发chūfā · to set off沙发shāfā · sofa发言fāyán · to make a speech

Words with 射

射击shèjī · to shoot注射zhùshè · to inject放射fàngshè · to radiate反射fǎnshè · reflex辐射fúshè · radiation

More words: Science & Technology

电源diànyuán · power supply地质dìzhì · geology放射fàngshè · to radiate反射fǎnshè · reflex分解fēnjiě · to break down辐射fúshè · radiation腐蚀fǔshí · to corrode钙gài · calcium

FAQs

发射 (fāshè) means “to launch” or “to fire (a rocket or missile)”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it fāshè: fā with a 1st tone, then shè with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 发射 is written 發射. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type fashe with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 发射 from the suggestions. Typing fashe into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
发射 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.