射击
shèjí · HSK 5
shoot
🔫 射 = shoot/archery + 击 = strike/hit; archery-strike = shoot
射 originally depicted a hand drawing a bow (身 body + 寸 hand-measure); 击 means to strike or hit. Together: striking a target by shooting — used for firing guns, arrows, or basketballs.
射 — body 身 + inch/hand 寸
Originally a pictograph of a hand drawing a bow with an arrow. The ancient form showed 弓 (bow) plus 矢 (arrow) or a hand. Over time it was reshaped into 身 (body) plus 寸 (hand/measure), and the meaning 'to shoot' was extended to 'emit' or 'project'.