伽马 (gā mǎ) — gamma (Greek letter γ; used in science for gamm…

Definition

noun

gamma (Greek letter γ; used in science for gamma rays, gamma knife, etc.)

Measure word · 个

伽马。
Xī là zì mǔ gā mǎ cháng yòng yú shù xué hé wù lǐ zhōng.
The Greek letter gamma is often used in mathematics and physics.
，伽马。
Xiàn dài yī xué zhōng, gā mǎ dāo yòng yú nǎo bù shǒu shù.
In modern medicine, gamma knives are used for brain surgery.
，。
Tiān wén guān cè zhōng, gā mǎ shè xiàn lái zì yǔ zhòu shēn chù.
In astronomical observations, gamma rays come from deep space.

Single-morpheme word

构词法gòucífǎ

音译yīnyìTransliteration

The characters spell the sound of a foreign word; their individual meanings play no part.

The characters only spell the foreign sound gamma and carry no meaning of their own here.

Sound-only characters

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

加

Same sound today

伽 is made of 人 (man) plus 加, and 加 is used for the sound.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 馬; 马 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 馬 shows a horse with its head facing left, a flowing mane, and two legs standing vertically.