Ruì shì guī módictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(Tw) (seismology) Richter scale
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Original source entry:

芮氏規模 芮氏规模 [Rui4 shi4 gui1 mo2] /(Tw) (seismology) Richter scale/

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Other forms in these source records: 芮氏規模

  • 芮
    ruì

    small

    Ruì

    surname Rui

  • 氏
    shì

    (bound form) family name / surname (as in 王氏[Wáng shì] "the Wang clan") / (bound form) maiden name / née (as in 李王氏[Lǐ Wáng shì] "Mrs. Li, née Wang") / (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures

    zhī

    used in 月氏[Yuè zhī] / used in 閼氏|阏氏[yān zhī]

  • 规
    guī

    compass / a rule / regulation / to admonish / to plan / to scheme

  • 模
    mó

    to imitate / model / norm / pattern

    mú

    mold / die / matrix / pattern

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