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祖冲之

Zǔchōngzhī

Traditional: 祖沖之

Zu Chongzhi (429-500), astronomer and mathematician

Noun

Character Breakdown

祖
zǔ
ancestor, forefather; grandfather; surname
HSK 6
冲
chōng
wash, rinse, flush; dash; soar
HSK 5
之
zhī
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
HSK 4

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