反射 fǎnshè▶ gema; memantulkan

Stroke order

反射 is written in 14 strokes across 2 characters.

• 反 — 4 strokes
• 射 — 10 strokes

Senses

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

Related words

• 反之sebaliknya; padahal
• 反常abnormal; tidak normal
• 反思Mencerminkan; Memantulkan
• 反感Jijik
• 反抗Perlawanan; Resistansi
• 反问pertanyaan retoris

反射 is pronounced fǎnshè and means “gema; memantulkan”. HSK 6 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 反射 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.