直径

直徑

zhíjìng

noun HSK 7-9 #14,909

Measure Word

一个直径 gè

Meanings

1 diameter

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

地球的直径大约是一万二千七百公里。

Dìqiú de zhíjìng dàyuē shì yíwàn èrqiān qībǎi gōnglǐ.

The diameter of the Earth is approximately 12,700 kilometers.

HSK 5

这个圆的直径是十厘米。

Zhège yuán de zhíjìng shì shí límǐ.

The diameter of this circle is ten centimeters.

Tips

memory

直 (straight) + 径 (path) = the straight path across a circle, i.e. the diameter.

Stroke Order

直 zhí

径 jìng