| 乙种射线 |
yǐ zhǒng shè xiàn |
beta ray (electron stream from radioactive decay) |
| 乙 |
yǐ |
second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / second in order / letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方, as opposed to 甲方) / ethyl / bent / winding / radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5) / ancient Chinese compass point: 105° |
| 乙 |
zhé |
turning stroke (in Chinese characters), aka 折 |
| 乙种 |
yǐ zhǒng |
type B; category B; second class or grade; beta- |
| 种 |
zhǒng |
seed / species / kind / type / classifier for types, kinds, sorts |
| 种 |
zhòng |
to plant / to grow / to cultivate |
| 射 |
shè |
old variant of 射 |
| 射 |
shè |
to shoot / to launch / to allude to / radio- (chemistry) |
| 射线 |
shè xiàn |
ray |
| 线 |
xiàn |
variant of 线 |
| 线 |
xiàn |
thread / string / wire / line / CL:条,股,根 / (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city) |