歐幾里德 ōu jǐ lǐ dé

DEFINITIONS

  1. Euclid of Alexandria (c. 300 BC), Greek geometer and author of Elements 幾何原本|几何原本

CHARACTERS

歐 ōu used in transliterating non-Chinese words such as Europe, ohm; surname
幾 jǐ how many? how much?; a few, some
里 lǐ
HSK 1
unit of distance; village; lane
德 dé
HSK 5
ethics, morality, virtue