摄氏

攝氏

Shèshì

noun #19,149

Meanings

1 Celsius
2 centigrade

Characters

phonetic (she-); to absorb

clan; surname suffix

Examples

今天气温是摄氏三十度。

Jīntiān qìwēn shì Shèshì sānshí dù.

The temperature today is 30 degrees Celsius.

水在摄氏一百度沸腾。

Shuǐ zài Shèshì yìbǎi dù fèiténg.

Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.

Tips

history

摄氏 is a phonetic adaptation of the surname Celsius. Anders Celsius, the Swedish astronomer, invented the temperature scale in 1742.

Stroke Order

摄 shè

氏 shì