祖冲之

Traditional: 祖沖之

Zǔ chōng zhī

Dictionary entry

Zu Chongzhi (429-500), astronomer and mathematician

What does 祖冲之 mean?

祖冲之 (Zǔ chōng zhī) has the following dictionary meaning.

1Zu Chongzhi (429-500), astronomer and mathematician

Character breakdown

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祖Zǔsurname Zu 冲chōng(of water) to dash against · to mix with water 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him

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祖冲之

Zǔ chōng zhī

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