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Chinese symbol for “mapping”

映射
yìng shè
to shine on; (math., linguistics etc) mapping

The closest CC-CEDICT match for mapping is 映射 (yìng shè), defined as: to shine on; (math., linguistics etc) mapping.

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

映 yìng
to project; to reflect; to shine
radical 72 ⽇ · 9 strokes
射 shè
to shoot, to eject, to emit
radical 41 ⼨ · 10 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 映射.

WordPinyinMeaning
反映fǎn yìngto mirror; to reflect
上映shàng yìngto screen; to show (a movie)
放映fàng yìngto project (an image onto a screen); to show (a movie, slide etc)
首映shǒu yìngto premiere (a movie or TV show); premiere (of a movie)
播映bō yìngto broadcast a film; to televise
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)

See also: Japanese symbol for “mapping”.

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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