竺可桢

Traditional: 竺可楨

Zhú Kě zhēn

Dictionary entry

Zhu Kezhen (1890-1974), Chinese metereologist and geologist

What does 竺可桢 mean?

竺可桢 (Zhú Kě zhēn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1Zhu Kezhen (1890-1974), Chinese metereologist and geologist

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竺Zhúsurname Zhu · abbr. for 天竺[Tian1 zhu2], India (esp. in Tang or Buddhist context)可kě(prefix) can; may; able to; -able · to approve; to permit 桢zhēn(old) privet (genus Ligustrum) · (bound form) (old) wooden support placed at the ends of a wall during construction; (fig.) mainstay; pillar; backbone

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竺可桢

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