南回归线

南回歸線
Nánhuíguīxiàn
noun #54,468

Meanings

  1. 1 Tropic of Capricorn (latitude 23°26′ S)

Examples

Nánhuíguīxiàn chuānguò Àodàlìyà hé Bāxī.
The Tropic of Capricorn passes through Australia and Brazil.
Dōngzhì shí tàiyáng zhíshè Nánhuíguīxiàn.
On the winter solstice the sun shines directly over the Tropic of Capricorn.

Tips

memory
回归线 literally means 'return line' — the latitude where the sun's overhead path 'returns' (reverses direction). 南回归线 = southern return line = Capricorn; 回归线 = northern return line = Cancer. The naming logic is far more transparent than the Latin zodiac names.

Stroke Order

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