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古登堡

Gǔ dēng bǎodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(name) Gutenberg / Johannes Gutenberg (c. 1400–1468), inventor in Europe of the printing press / Beno Gutenberg (1889–1960), German-born US seismologist, coinventor of the Richter magnitude scale
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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:

古登堡 古登堡 [Gu3 deng1 bao3] /(name) Gutenberg/Johannes Gutenberg (c. 1400–1468), inventor in Europe of the printing press/Beno Gutenberg (1889–1960), German-born US seismologist, coinventor of the Richter magnitude scale/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 古
    gǔ

    ancient / old / paleo-

    Gǔ

    surname Gu

  • 登
    dēng

    to scale (a height) / to ascend / to mount / to publish or record / to enter (e.g. in a register) / to press down with the foot / to step or tread on / to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect) / to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old)

  • 堡
    bǎo

    (bound form) fortress / stronghold / (often used to transliterate -berg, -burg etc in place names) / (bound form) burger (abbr. for 漢堡|汉堡[hàn bǎo])

    bǔ

    village (used in place names)

    pù

    used in place names

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