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汤川秀树

Tāng chuān Xiù shùdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
YUKAWA Hideki (1907-1988), Japanese theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate
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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:

湯川秀樹 汤川秀树 [Tang1 chuan1 Xiu4 shu4] /YUKAWA Hideki (1907-1988), Japanese theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate/

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Other forms in these source records: 湯川秀樹

  • 汤
    shāng

    rushing current

    tāng

    soup / hot or boiling water / decoction of medicinal herbs / water in which sth has been boiled

    Tāng

    surname Tang

  • 川
    chuān

    (bound form) river / creek / plain / an area of level country

    Chuān

    short name for Sichuan 四川[Sì chuān]

  • 秀
    xiù

    (bound form) refined / elegant / graceful / beautiful / (bound form) superior / excellent / (loanword) show (as in 時裝秀|时装秀[shí zhuāng xiù]) / (loanword) to show off / to flaunt (as in 秀廚藝|秀厨艺[xiù chú yì]) / (literary) to grow / to bloom / (of grain crops) to produce ears

  • 树
    shù

    tree / CL:棵[kē] / to cultivate / to set up

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