赤道
Chinese
red; scarlet; bare red; scarlet; bare; naked |
direction; way; method direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (赤道) | 赤 | 道 | |
| simp. #(赤道) | 赤 | 道 | |
Etymology
- “celestial equator”
- From the convention in Chinese astronomy to use a red line for the equator. See also 黃道/黄道 (huángdào) and 白道 (báidào).
- “equator”
- New meaning by Matteo Ricci. (Huang, 2003)
Pronunciation
Derived terms
Descendants
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 赤 | 道 |
| せき Grade: 1 |
どう Grade: 2 |
| on’yomi | |
Etymology
- From Literary Chinese.
Derived terms
- 天の赤道 (tennosekidō, “celestial equator”)
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