欧几里德

Traditional form:

歐幾里德

Pinyin (reading):

Oūjǐlǐdé

Definitions:

• Euclid of Alexandria (c. 300 BC), Greek geometer and author of Elements 幾何原本／几何原本

Characters:

• 欧 - Europe, ohm; surname
• 几 - small table; how many; a few, some
• 里 - unit of distance equal to 0.5km; village; lane
• 德 - ethics, morality; compassion, kindness

Traditional characters:

• 歐 - Europe, ohm; surname
• 幾 - small table; how many; a few, some
• 里 - unit of distance equal to 0.5km; village; lane
• 德 - ethics, morality; compassion, kindness