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赫茲

简赫兹 · 繁赫茲

Mandarin · pinyin hè zī#

hertz (Hz), unit of frequency

Mandarin · pinyin Hè zī#

Hertz (name)
Heinrich Hertz (1857-1894), German physicist and meteorologist, pioneer of electromagnetic radiation

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赫: hè · bright, radiant, glowing
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兹: zī · now, here; this; time, year

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4–1 · he4 zi1

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hak1 zi1

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name

a transliteration of the German surname Hertz

classifier

(physics) hertz (frequency unit)

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