Chinese word dictionary

衍射

yǎn shè · (physics) to diffract

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Word information

Simplified衍射

Traditional衍射

Pinyinyǎn shè

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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衍yǎn

to overflow; to spread out

射shè

to shoot, to eject, to emit

How to learn 衍射

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Words with the same characters

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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

繁衍fányǎn

to multiply; to reproduce; to increase gradually in number or quantity

反射fǎnshè

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

放射fàngshè

to radiate; radioactive