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影射
yǐngshè
1. to refer obliquely to
2. to insinuate
3. innuendo
Common • Top 22%

Character Breakdown

影
yǐng
shadow; image, reflection; photograph
HSK 1 15 丶
射
shè
to shoot, to eject, to emit
HSK 5 10 丶

Compound Words (1)

影射小说
yǐngshèxiǎoshuō
roman à clef

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
18,931 of 84,292