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Chinese symbol for “projection”

射影
shè yǐng
(geometry) projection; see 蜮 (yù)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for projection is 射影 (shè yǐng), defined as: (geometry) projection; see 蜮 (yù).

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
影 yǐng
shadow; image, reflection; photograph
radical 59 ⼺ · 15 strokes

Other Chinese words for “projection”

WordPinyinMeaning
投影tóu yǐngto project; a projection
预估 (預估)yù gūto estimate; to forecast
突起tū qǐto appear suddenly; projection
突起部tū qǐ bùbit sticking out; projection

Related words

Other words that share a character with 射影.

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
影响 (影響)yǐng xiǎnginfluence; effect
电影 (電影)diàn yǐngmovie; film; measure word: 部 (bù)

See also: Japanese symbol for “projection”.

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.