勾股
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Chinese
| the shorter leg of a right triangle |
the longer leg of a right triangle | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (勾股) | 勾 | 股 | |
| simp. #(勾股) | 勾 | 股 | |
| alternative forms | 句股 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄡ ㄍㄨˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: gougǔ
- Wade–Giles: kou1-ku3
- Yale: gōu-gǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gouguu
- Palladius: гоугу (gougu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /koʊ̯⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
勾股
- (geometry) the longer and shorter legs of a right triangle
- (geometry) right triangle
- (geometry) mathematics involving right triangles: trigonometry, especially (historical) traditional Chinese methods of trigonometry
- (geometry) related to right triangles: trigonometrical