范氏起电机

Traditional form:

范氏起電機

Pinyin (reading):

Fànshìqǐdiànjī

Definitions:

• Van de Graaff generator

Characters:

• 范 - pattern, model, example; surname
• 氏 - clan, family; maiden name
• 起 - to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up
• 电 - electricity; electric; lightning
• 机 - desk; machine; moment, opportunity

Traditional characters:

• 范 - pattern, model, example; surname
• 氏 - clan, family; maiden name
• 起 - to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up
• 電 - electricity; electric; lightning
• 機 - desk; machine; moment, opportunity