戈雷

gēléi
measure word

Meanings

  1. 1 gray (Gy, SI unit of absorbed radiation dose)

Examples

HSK 7-9
Bìngrén jiēshòu le liǎng gēléi de fúshè jìliàng.
The patient received a radiation dose of two grays.
HSK 7-9
Yī gēléi děngyú měi gōngjīn xīshōu yī jiāo'ěr de néngliàng.
One gray equals one joule of energy absorbed per kilogram.

Tips

usage
Loanword used mainly in Taiwan and physics/medical writing. The unit is named after British physicist Louis Harold Gray.
memory
Easy to confuse with the surname-like sound 'gēléi' - but here both characters are pure phonetic carriers, not meaningful: 'spear' + 'thunder' just transliterate 'Gray.'

Stroke Order

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