HSK 6 · Science

辐射 fúshè “radiation” in Chinese

Traditional 輻射

What 辐射 means

  1. radiation
  2. to radiate

How to say 辐射

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale辐fú2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale射shè4th tone, falling

辐射 in a sentence

  1. 长时间看手机，会不会有辐射？

    Cháng shíjiān kàn shǒujī, huì bu huì yǒu fúshè?

    Does looking at your phone for a long time expose you to radiation?

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 太阳的辐射很强，记得涂防晒霜。

    Tàiyáng de fúshè hěn qiáng, jìde tú fángshàishuāng.

    The sun’s radiation is very strong, so remember to put on sunscreen.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 辐射 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 辐 (fú) with each of its parts in a different colour
辐fúspoke of a wheel
  • 车cart · chēMeaning part
  • 畐to fillSound part

车 hints at the meaning (cart); 畐 () hints at the sound. Compare it with fú.

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 辐射

辐 13 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.

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

Words related to 辐射

Words with 射

射击shèjī · to shoot注射zhùshè · to inject放射fàngshè · to radiate反射fǎnshè · reflex发射fāshè · to launch

More words: Science & Technology

放射fàngshè · to radiate反射fǎnshè · reflex发射fāshè · to launch分解fēnjiě · to break down腐蚀fǔshí · to corrode钙gài · calcium杠杆gànggǎn · lever更新gēngxīn · to update

FAQs

辐射 (fúshè) means “radiation” or “to radiate”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it fúshè: fú with a 2nd 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, 辐射 is written 輻射. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type fushe with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 辐射 from the suggestions. Typing fushe into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
辐射 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 written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.