| 六分仪座 |
Liù fēn yí zuò |
Sextans (constellation) |
| 六 |
liù |
six / 6 |
| 六 |
lù |
used in place names |
| 六分仪 |
liù fēn yí |
sextant |
| 分 |
fēn |
to divide; to separate / to distribute; to allocate / to distinguish (good and bad) / (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 分局) / fraction / one tenth (of certain units) / unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm / minute (unit of time) / minute (angular measurement unit) / a point (in sports or games) / 0.01 yuan (unit of money) |
| 分 |
fèn |
part / share / ingredient / component |
| 仪 |
yí |
apparatus / rites / appearance / present / ceremony |
| 座 |
zuò |
seat / base; stand / (bound form) constellation / (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 师座) / classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc |