華氏

See also: 华氏

Chinese
phonetic clan name; maiden name
trad. (華氏) 華 氏
simp. (华氏) 华 氏

Etymology

Abbreviation of 華倫海特／华伦海特 (Huálúnhǎitè) (transliteration of German Fahrenheit) + 氏 (shì, “family”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

華氏

  1. (preceding a number) Fahrenheit
    今天華氏六十度。 [MSC, trad.]
    今天华氏六十度。 [MSC, simp.]
    Jīntiān Huáshì liùshí dù. [Pinyin]
    It's sixty degrees Fahrenheit today.

See also

Japanese
Kanji in this term
華 氏
か
Grade: S		 し
Grade: 4
kan’on
Alternative spelling
カ氏

Etymology

From Chinese 華氏／华氏 (Huáshì).

Pronunciation

Noun

華(か)氏(し) • (kashi) ←くわし (kwasi)?

  1. (attributive) Fahrenheit

See also

Korean
Hanja in this term
華氏

Proper noun

華氏 • (Hwassi) (hangeul 화씨)

  1. (attributive) Hanja form? of 화씨 (“Fahrenheit”).
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