里氏震级

Traditional form:

里氏震級

Pinyin (reading):

Lǐshìzhènjí

Definitions:

• Richter magnitude scale

Characters:

• 里 - unit of distance equal to 0.5km; village; lane
• 氏 - clan, family; maiden name
• 震 - shake, quake, tremor; to excite
• 级 - level, rank; class, grade

Traditional characters:

• 里 - unit of distance equal to 0.5km; village; lane
• 氏 - clan, family; maiden name
• 震 - shake, quake, tremor; to excite
• 級 - level, rank; class, grade