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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 发射

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
发射 fā shè - to shoot (a projectile)
- to fire (a rocket)
- to launch
- to emit (a particle)
- to discharge
- emanation
- emission

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 5 2,339 3,704 12,007

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
发 fā- to send out
- to show (one's feeling)
- to issue
- to develop
- to make a bundle of money
- classifier for gunshots (rounds)
发 fà- hair
- Taiwan pr. [fa3]
射 shè- to shoot
- to launch
- to allude to
- radio- (chemistry)
射 shè- old variant of 射[she4]

Other Words Containing 发射

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
发射 6 5 2,339 3,704 12,007
发射器 - - 8,839 37,682 47,203
发射台 - - 24,430 64,136 106,119
发射机 - - 32,786 55,012 111,546
发射场 - - 47,935 44,287 99,686