赤道 chìdào equator

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Stroke order

赤道 is written in 19 strokes across 2 characters.

赤道 — the Chinese character for equator (chìdào), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 赤道 — equator

赤 — 7 strokes
道 — 12 strokes

Senses

equator (of the earth or a celestial body)
celestial equator

Characters in 赤道

赤 chì — red; scarlet; bare
道 dào — (bound form) way; reason; principle; (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization; (Daoism) the Way; the Dao

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

赤道 is pronounced chìdào and means “equator”.

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