阿伏伽德羅

简 阿伏伽德罗 · 繁 阿伏伽德羅
Mandarin · pinyin Ā fú jiā dé luó

Meanings

  1. Amedeo Avogadro (1776-1856), Italian scientist
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阿
ā · prefix for people's names; used in transliteration
伏
fú · crouch, crawl, lie hidden, conceal
伽
jiā · transcription of Sanskrit 'gha' in Buddhist texts ('samgha', etc.); nursing; attending; entertainer (Japanese); temple; in Chinese this character is not used alone
德
dé · ethics, morality, virtue
羅
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罗
luó · net for catching birds; gauze
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1–2–1–2–2 · A1 fu2 jia1 de2 luo2

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aa3 fuk6 gaa1 dak1 lo4

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name

  1. a transliteration of the Italian surname Avogadro

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