the world's first seismograph invented by Zhang Heng 張衡|张衡[Zhang1 Heng2] in 132
trad. 候風地動儀
Also written 候風地動儀【hòu fēng dì dòng yí】
Characters in this word
5候
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to wait, to inquire after, to watch, season, climate, (old) period of five days
- Pinyin
- hòu
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 17903 of 2500
风
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wind, news, style, custom, manner, CL:陣|阵[zhen4],絲|丝[si1]
- Pinyin
- fēng
- Traditional
- 風
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 2842 of 2500
地
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-ly, structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
- Pinyin
- de
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 271 of 2500
动
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(of sth) to move, to set in movement, to displace, to touch, to make use of, to stir (emotions), to alter, abbr. for 動詞|动词[dong4 ci2], verb
- Pinyin
- dòng
- Traditional
- 動
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 1317 of 2500
仪
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apparatus, rites, appearance, present, ceremony
- Pinyin
- yí
- Traditional
- 儀
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 19770 of 2500