| 周髀算经 |
Zhōu bì suàn Jīng |
Zhou Bi Suan Jing, or Chou Pei Suan Ching, one of the oldest Chinese texts on astronomy and mathematics |
| 周 |
Zhōu |
surname Zhou / Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC) |
| 周 |
zhōu |
to make a circuit / to circle / circle / circumference / lap / cycle / complete / all / all over / thorough / to help financially |
| 周 |
zhōu |
week / weekly / variant of 周 |
| 髀 |
bì |
buttocks / thigh |
| 算 |
suàn |
to regard as / to figure / to calculate / to compute |
| 经 |
Jīng |
surname Jing |
| 经 |
jīng |
classics / sacred book / scripture / to pass through / to undergo / to bear / to endure / warp (textile) / longitude / menstruation / channel (TCM) / abbr. for economics 经济 |