摄氏

攝氏

Shèshì

noun #19,149

Meanings

1 Celsius
2 centigrade

Characters

clan; surname suffix

Examples

HSK 2

今天气温是摄氏三十度。

Jīntiān qìwēn shì Shèshì sānshí dù.

The temperature today is 30 degrees Celsius.

HSK 7-9

水在摄氏一百度沸腾。

Shuǐ zài Shèshì yìbǎi dù fèiténg.

Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.

Tips

history

摄氏 is a phonetic adaptation of the surname Celsius. Anders Celsius, the Swedish astronomer, invented the temperature scale in 1742.

Stroke Order

摄 shè

氏 shì