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射手 means archer, shooter, or marksman in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.
Depending on the context, it can also mean “goal-getter” in Chinese. This would also be the word for a bowman.
射手 is modern in Asia, meaning that it's only been in use for a few hundred years. However, the more ancient version of the archer is often not even recognized by the current generation of Chinese and Japanese people.
The first character means “shoot” or “fire” (in the context of a gun or bow). It's also a suffix for radioactive things (in the context of chemistry) - radioactive things “fire off” electrons. In Japanese, the first Kanji is a short name and suffix for archery.
The second character means “hand,” but the hand can also mean a person, in the same way, that a “farmhand” is a person in English.
Ancient title for Archer
弋人 is the ancient way to write archer in both Chinese, Korean and Japanese.
If you carried a bow into battle in an army of ancient Asia, this would be your title.
Note: 弋人 is an antiquated term that is rarely used in modern Chinese, Korean or Japanese. Beyond archer, this can also mean a ceremonial hunter in Japanese.
Note: This title is so old, that most Asian people will not recognize this as a normal word. It has not been in regular use for many generations.
Modern Chinese Version
弓箭手 is how to write “archer” in modern Chinese.
弓箭手 literally means “bow arrow hand.”
There are other ways to write “archer” in Chinese, but this is probably the most common title for modern China. The other, less-common version of “archer” is also more universal because it has the same meaning in Japanese (this one is not used in Japan).
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your shooter search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
射手 see styles |
shè shǒu she4 shou3 she shou ite; shashu いて; しゃしゅ |
More info & calligraphy: Archerarcher; shooter; bowman; (surname) Ide |
嘴直 see styles |
zuǐ zhí zui3 zhi2 tsui chih |
straight shooter |
打手 see styles |
dǎ shou da3 shou5 ta shou uchite うちて |
hired thug (1) shooter; (2) drummer (taiko, etc.) |
撃手 see styles |
uchite うちて |
shooter |
FPS see styles |
efu pii esu; efupiiesu(sk) / efu pi esu; efupiesu(sk) エフ・ピー・エス; エフピーエス(sk) |
{vidg} first-person shooter; FPS |
弓弩手 see styles |
gōng nǔ shǒu gong1 nu3 shou3 kung nu shou |
crossbow shooter |
打ち手 see styles |
uchite うちて |
(1) shooter; (2) drummer (taiko, etc.) |
撃ち手 see styles |
uchite うちて |
shooter |
王義夫 王义夫 see styles |
wáng yì fū wang2 yi4 fu1 wang i fu |
Wang Yifu (1960-), male PRC pistol shooter and Olympic medalist |
銃撃犯 see styles |
juugekihan / jugekihan じゅうげきはん |
gunman; shooter |
直言居士 see styles |
chokugenkoji ちょくげんこじ |
straight shooter; frank person; person who tells it like it is |
シューター see styles |
shuutaa / shuta シューター |
(1) shooter; (2) chute; (wk) Shooter (film); (surname) Shuter |
エアシューター see styles |
eashuutaa / eashuta エアシューター |
pneumatic tube (wasei: air shooter) |
エージシューター see styles |
eejishuutaa / eejishuta エージシューター |
age shooter |
エア・シューター see styles |
ea shuutaa / ea shuta エア・シューター |
pneumatic tube (wasei: air shooter) |
エージ・シューター see styles |
eeji shuutaa / eeji shuta エージ・シューター |
age shooter |
Variations: |
uchite うちて |
(1) (See 射手・いて) shooter; (2) (打ち手, 打手 only) (colloquialism) vaccinator; inoculator; (3) (打ち手, 打手 only) drummer (taiko, etc.) |
Variations: |
eashuutaa; ea shuutaa / eashuta; ea shuta エアシューター; エア・シューター |
(See 気送管) pneumatic tube (wasei: air shooter) |
Variations: |
eejishuutaa; eeji shuutaa / eejishuta; eeji shuta エージシューター; エージ・シューター |
{golf} age shooter |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Archer | 射手 | i te / sha shu ite / shashu | shè shǒu / she4 shou3 / she shou / sheshou | |
Archer | 弋人 | yokujin | yì rén / yi4 ren2 / yi ren / yiren | i jen / ijen |
Archer | 弓箭手 | gōng jiàn shǒu gong1 jian4 shou3 gong jian shou gongjianshou | kung chien shou kungchienshou |
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