德尔塔

德爾塔

déěrtǎ

noun #37,794

Meanings

1 delta (Greek letter Δ, δ)
2 delta (as in Delta variant, river delta)

Characters

Examples

德尔塔是希腊字母表的第四个字母。

Déěrtǎ shì Xīlà zìmǔbiǎo de dì sì gè zìmǔ.

Delta is the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet.

德尔塔变种病毒传播很快。

Déěrtǎ biànzhǒng bìngdú chuánbō hěn kuài.

The Delta variant spreads quickly.

Tips

usage

德尔塔 is a phonetic loan for the Greek letter Δ. In math it commonly appears as 'change' (Δx); in news media 2021-onward it became famous as the COVID-19 德尔塔变种 (Delta variant). For 'river delta' the more common Chinese term is 三角洲 (sānjiǎozhōu).

Stroke Order

德 dé

尔 ěr

塔 tǎ