里氏

lǐshì

noun #36,935

Meanings

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

Characters

(transliteration for 'Ri-' / inside)

surname, -ian/-ean (name suffix)

Examples

HSK 5

这次地震为里氏7.2级。

Zhècì dìzhèn wéi lǐshì qī diǎn èr jí.

This earthquake measured 7.2 on the Richter scale.

HSK 7-9

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