Ptolemy or Claudius Ptolemaeus (c. 90-c. 168), Alexandrian Greek astronomer, mathematician and geographer, author of the Almagest 天文學大成|天文学大成; see also 托勒密[Tuo1 le4 mi4]
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3托
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to hold up in one's hand; to support with one's palm, sth serving as a support: a prop, a rest (e.g. arm rest), (bound form) a shill, to ask; to beg; to entrust (variant of 託|托[tuo1]), torr (unit of pressure)
- Pinyin
- tuō
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 3312 of 2500
勒
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(literary) bridle; halter; headstall, to rein in, to compel; to force, (literary) to carve; to engrave, (literary) to command; to lead (an army etc), (physics) lux (abbr. for 勒克斯[le4 ke4 si1])
- Pinyin
- lè
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 4615 of 2500
玫
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(fine jade), used in 玫瑰[mei2 gui1]
- Pinyin
- méi
- Strokes
- 8