几何学

幾何學

jǐhéxué

noun #24,763

Meanings

1 geometry

Characters

how many (phonetic for geo-)

what; how (phonetic for -met-)

study; -ology; science

Examples

HSK 7-9

几何学是数学的一个重要分支。

Jǐhéxué shì shùxué de yī gè zhòngyào fēnzhī.

Geometry is an important branch of mathematics.

HSK 7-9

他对几何学特别感兴趣，尤其是立体几何。

Tā duì jǐhéxué tèbié gǎn xìngqù, yóuqí shì lìtǐ jǐhé.

He is especially interested in geometry, particularly solid geometry.

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history

几何 is a Ming dynasty phonetic transliteration of the Greek word 'geometria', introduced by the Jesuit missionary Matteo Ricci (利玛窦) and Xu Guangqi (徐光启) when they translated Euclid's Elements (几何原本) in 1607 - one of the most significant cultural exchanges in Chinese intellectual history.

Stroke Order

几 jǐ

何 hé

学 xué