Chinese symbol for “shoot”
发射
fā shè
Traditional: 發射
to shoot (a projectile); to fire (a rocket); to launch; to emit (a particle)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for shoot is 发射 (fā shè), defined as: to shoot (a projectile); to fire (a rocket); to launch; to emit (a particle); to discharge; emanation.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “shoot”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 射 | shè | to shoot; to launch |
| 射击 (射擊) | shè jī | to shoot; to fire (a gun) |
| 拍摄 (拍攝) | pāi shè | to take (a picture); to shoot (a film) |
| 拍 | pāi | to pat; to clap |
| 弋 | yì | to shoot |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 发射.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 发展 (發展) | fā zhǎn | development; growth |
| 发生 (發生) | fā shēng | to happen; to occur; to take place; to arise (e.g. 发生问题 (fā shēng wèn tí) "a problem arises") |
| 发现 (發現) | fā xiàn | to notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to detect |
| 开发 (開發) | kāi fā | to exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop |
| 发布 (發佈) | fā bù | variant of 发布 (fā bù) |
| 辐射 (輻射) | fú shè | to radiate; radiation |
| 射击 (射擊) | shè jī | to shoot; to fire (a gun) |
| 注射 | zhù shè | injection; to inject |
See also: Japanese symbol for “shoot”.
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.