重心

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Contents 1 Japanese 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Idioms 2 Mandarin 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 2.3 References

[edit] Japanese

Kanji in this term
重	心

[edit] Etymology

From 重 (jū), “‘weight’”) + 心 (shin), “‘central part’”)

[edit] Noun

重心 (hiragana じゅうしん, romaji jūshin)

1. center of gravity, centroid

[edit] Idioms

• 重心を取る (jūshin o toru): balance oneself

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[edit] Mandarin

simpl. and trad.

重心

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [ tʂʊŋ˥˩ɕɪn˥˥ ]

[edit] Noun

重心 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin zhòngxīn)

1. (Advanced Mandarin) center of gravity
2. (Advanced Mandarin) heart; core

[edit] References

• Wu, Jingrong (ed.) (1985). The Pinyin CHINESE-ENGLISH DICTIONARY (in Mandarin/English). Beijing, Hong Kong: The Commercial Press. ISBN 0471867969.
• Shao, Jingmin (ed.) (2000). HSK Dictionary (HSK汉语水平考试词典) (in Mandarin/English). Shanghai: Huadong Teachers College Publishers. ISBN 7561720785.