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Chinese symbol for “insinuate”

影射
yǐng shè
to refer obliquely to; to insinuate; innuendo

The closest CC-CEDICT match for insinuate is 影射 (yǐng shè), defined as: to refer obliquely to; to insinuate; innuendo.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

影 yǐng
shadow; image, reflection; photograph
radical 59 ⼺ · 15 strokes
射 shè
to shoot, to eject, to emit
radical 41 ⼨ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “insinuate”

WordPinyinMeaning
隐射 (隱射)yǐn shè(to fire) innuendo; to insinuate

Related words

Other words that share a character with 影射.

WordPinyinMeaning
影响 (影響)yǐng xiǎnginfluence; effect
电影 (電影)diàn yǐngmovie; film; measure word: 部 (bù)
影片yǐng piàna copy of a film; film; motion picture; movie
摄影 (攝影)shè yǐngto take a photograph; photography
影响力 (影響力)yǐng xiǎng lìinfluence; impact
影像yǐng xiàngimage
发射 (發射)fā shèto shoot (a projectile); to fire (a rocket)
辐射 (輻射)fú shèto radiate; radiation

See also: Japanese symbol for “insinuate”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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