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竺可桢

Zhú Kě zhēndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Zhu Kezhen (1890-1974), Chinese metereologist and geologist
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

竺可楨 竺可桢 [Zhu2 Ke3 zhen1] /Zhu Kezhen (1890-1974), Chinese metereologist and geologist/

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Other forms in these source records: 竺可楨

  • 竺
    dǔ

    See the full entry for source details.

    Zhú

    surname Zhu / abbr. for 天竺[Tiān zhú], India (esp. in Tang or Buddhist context) / (archaic) Buddhism

  • 可
    kě

    (prefix) can / may / able to / -able / to approve / to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly / very / but / however

    kè

    used in 可汗[kè hán]

  • 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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