放射线

放射線

fàngshèxiàn

noun #31,119

Meanings

1 radiation
2 radioactive rays

Characters

to emit, release

Examples

X光是一种放射线。

X guāng shì yī zhǒng fàngshèxiàn.

X-rays are a type of radiation.

医务人员要避免过度接触放射线。

Yīwù rényuán yào bìmiǎn guòdù jiēchù fàngshèxiàn.

Medical staff should avoid excessive exposure to radiation.

Tips

memory

放 (emit) + 射 (shoot) + 线 (line/ray) — 'shoot-out lines'. Conveniently, related terms cluster around the same core: 放射性 radioactivity, 放射科 radiology dept., 辐射 radiation (general).

Stroke Order

放 fàng

射 shè

线 xiàn