毕达哥拉斯 (Bì dá gē lā sī) — Pythagoras | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

Pythagoras

Examples

毕达哥拉斯。
Bì dá gē lā sī Shì gǔ xī là zhù míng de shù xué jiā.
Pythagoras was a famous ancient Greek mathematician.
毕达哥拉斯。
Bì dá gē lā sī Dìng lǐ zài jǐ hé xué zhōng fēi cháng zhòng yào.
The Pythagorean theorem is very important in geometry.
毕达哥拉斯？
Nǐ tīng shuō guò Bì dá gē lā sī de gù shi ma?
Have you heard the story of Pythagoras?

Origin

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 畢; 毕 is its simplified writing.

田田tiánfield
𠦒𠦒𠦒net

The traditional form 畢 combines 田 (field) and 𠦒 (net), showing a net used for hunting in a field.

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

辶大达

Meaning part形符xíngfú

辶Written in full as辵chuò

Sound part声符shēngfú

大

大dà达dá

Same sound today

This form 达 pairs 辶 (written in full as 辵) with 大 as a sound component.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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

手手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

立

立lì拉lā

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

拉 pairs 手 (hand) with 立, a component that supplies the sound.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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