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三维

sānwéi

three-dimensional

A craftsman compares an ancient vase with its 3D wireframe model
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Characters in this word

三 sān

Strokes
3
Radical
一 — one
Made of
一 one 二 two
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

维 wéi

Strokes
11
Radical
纟 — silk
Made of
纟 silk 隹 short-tailed bird
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 维

Example phrases

  • 三维建模让考古人员在不接触文物的情况下重建其原貌。 Sānwéi jiànmó ràng kǎogǔ rényuán zài bù jiēchù wénwù de qíngkuàng xià chóngjiàn qí yuánmào. Three-dimensional modelling allows archaeologists to reconstruct the original appearance of artefacts without touching them.
  • 这家公司最近开发了一套三维地理信息系统。 Zhè jiā gōngsī zuìjìn kāifā le yī tào sānwéi dìlǐ xìnxī xìtǒng. This company recently developed a three-dimensional geographic information system.
  • 医生靠三维图像更清楚地观察病人的心脏。 Yīshēng kào sānwéi túxiàng gèng qīngchu de guānchá bìngrén de xīnzàng. Doctors can observe a patient's heart more clearly with three-dimensional images.

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