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里氏

lǐshì
noun #36,935

Meanings

  1. 1 Richter (seismological scale)
  2. 2 (lit.) the Richter (surname prefix)

Examples

这次地震为里氏7.2级。
Zhè cì dìzhèn wéi lǐshì qī diǎn èr jí.
This earthquake measured 7.2 on the Richter scale.
里氏震级由美国地震学家里克特提出。
Lǐshì zhènjí yóu Měiguó dìzhènxuéjiā Lǐkètè tíchū.
The Richter magnitude scale was proposed by American seismologist Charles Richter.

Tips

culture
里 here transliterates 'Richter' (Charles Francis Richter, 1900–1985); 氏 is the surname-suffix meaning 'the Richter [scale]'. Same 氏 pattern as 摄氏 (Celsius) and 华氏 (Fahrenheit).

Stroke Order

里 lǐ
氏 shì