射手 in Chinese / Japanese...

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Archer

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shè shǒu

i te / sha shu

사수

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.

Sagittarius Zodiac Symbol / Sign

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shè shǒu zuò

ite-za

사수좌

射手座 is the Chinese and Japanese way to write Sagittarius (archer) of western astrology.

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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
射手 see styles	shè shǒu she4 shou3 she shou ide いで	More info & calligraphy: Archer archer; shooter; marksman; (football etc) striker archer; shooter; bowman; (surname) Ide
射手座 see styles	shè shǒu zuò she4 shou3 zuo4 she shou tso iteza いてざ	More info & calligraphy: Sagittarius Zodiac Symbol / Sign Sagittarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac); popular variant of 人馬座\|人马座[Ren2 ma3 zuo4] Sagittarius (constellation); the Archer
射手園 see styles	itezono いてぞの	射手園 Custom Scroll (surname) Itezono
射手崎 see styles	itezaki いてざき	射手崎 Custom Scroll (personal name) Itezaki
射手矢 see styles	iteya いてや	射手矢 Custom Scroll (surname) Iteya
射手谷 see styles	idetani いでたに	射手谷 Custom Scroll (surname) Idetani
射手矢好雄 see styles	iteyayoshio いてやよしお	射手矢好雄 Custom Scroll (person) Iteya Yoshio (1956.1-)
湯岳射手吉触 see styles	yutakeiteyoshifure / yutaketeyoshifure ゆたけいてよしふれ	湯岳射手吉触 Custom Scroll (place-name) Yutakeiteyoshifure
Variations: 射手座いて座 see styles	iteza いてざ	Sagittarius (constellation); the Archer

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
Sagittarius Zodiac Symbol Sign	射手座	ite-za	shè shǒu zuò she4 shou3 zuo4 she shou zuo sheshouzuo	she shou tso sheshoutso