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Chinese symbol for “sputtering”

溅射
jiàn shè
Traditional: 濺射
sputtering

The closest CC-CEDICT match for sputtering is 溅射 (jiàn shè), defined as: sputtering.

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

溅 jiàn
to sprinkle, to spray, to splash, to spill
radical 85 ⽔ · 12 strokes
射 shè
to shoot, to eject, to emit
radical 41 ⼨ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 溅射.

WordPinyinMeaning
飞溅 (飛濺)fēi jiànto splash; to spatter
四溅 (四濺)sì jiàn(of droplets, sparks etc) to fly about in all directions; to splatter everywhere
喷溅 (噴濺)pēn jiànto splash; to splatter
溅落 (濺落)jiàn luò(of a spacecraft) to splash down; (of a liquid) to splash onto a surface
泼溅 (潑濺)pō jiànto spatter
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 “sputtering”.

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.