Chinese word dictionary

核辐射

hé fú shè · nuclear radiation

Practice word

Word information

Simplified核辐射

Traditional核輻射

Pinyinhé fú shè

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

核hé

core, kernel; nut, seed; atom

辐fú

ray, spoke

射shè

to shoot, to eject, to emit

How to learn 核辐射

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

核心héxīn

core; nucleus

考核kǎohé

to examine; to check up on; to assess; to review; appraisal; review; evaluation

射shè

old variant of 射[she4]; to shoot; to launch; to allude to; radio- (chemistry)

射击shèjī

to shoot; to fire (a gun)

发射fāshè

to shoot (a projectile); to fire (a rocket); to launch; to emit (a particle); to discharge; emanation; emission

反射fǎnshè

to reflect; reflection (from a mirror etc); reflex (i.e. automatic reaction of organism)