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Chinese symbol for “jet”

射流
shè liú
jet (math.)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for jet is 射流 (shè liú), defined as: jet (math.).

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

射 shè
to shoot, to eject, to emit
radical 41 ⼨ · 10 strokes
流 liú
to flow, to drift, to circulate; class
radical 85 ⽔ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “jet”

WordPinyinMeaning
喷射 (噴射)pēn shèto spurt; to spray; to jet; spurt; spray; jet
黑煤玉hēi méi yùjet
瑿yīa black stone like jade; jet

Related words

Other words that share a character with 射流.

WordPinyinMeaning
发射 (發射)fā shèto shoot (a projectile); to fire (a rocket)
辐射 (輻射)fú shèto radiate; radiation
射击 (射擊)shè jīto shoot; to fire (a gun)
注射zhù shèinjection; to inject
反射fǎn shèto reflect; reflection (from a mirror etc)
射线 (射線)shè xiànray
交流jiāo liúto exchange; exchange
流行liú xíng(of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate; (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular; fashionable

See also: Japanese symbol for “jet”.

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.