哈勃 (Hā bó) — Hubble (Edwin Hubble, US astronomer)

Definition

noun

Hubble (Edwin Hubble, US astronomer)

哈勃。
Hā bó Shì yí wèi zhù míng de měi guó tiān wén xué jiā.
Hubble is a famous American astronomer.
哈勃。
Hā bó Wàng yuǎn jìng pāi shè le xǔ duō yǔ zhòu shēn kōng de zhào piàn.
The Hubble telescope has taken many photos of deep space.
哈勃。
Hā bó Dìng lǜ shì xīng xì tuì xíng sù dù yǔ jù lí de guān xì.
Hubble's law is the relationship between galaxy recession speed and distance.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

口合哈

Meaning part形符xíngfú

口口kǒumouth

Sound part声符shēngfú

合

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

哈 uses 口 (mouth) to show a mouth-related idea, and 合 as a sound part. The shape of 合 may look like two open mouths, but that is likely by chance.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

孛力勃

Meaning part形符xíngfú

力力lìpower

Sound part声符shēngfú

孛

孛bèi勃⁰bó

Same sound today

勃 pairs 力, which carries the sense of power or force, with 孛 as a sound part.

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