HSK 6 · Science

摄氏度 shèshìdù “degrees Celsius” in Chinese

Traditional 攝氏度

What 摄氏度 means

  1. degrees Celsius
  2. °C (degrees Celsius)

How to say 摄氏度

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale摄shè4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale氏shì4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale度dù4th tone, falling

摄氏度 in a sentence

  1. 今天最高气温三十摄氏度。

    Jīntiān zuìgāo qìwēn sānshí shèshìdù.

    Today’s top temperature is thirty degrees Celsius.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 水在一百摄氏度的时候沸腾。

    Shuǐ zài yìbǎi shèshìdù de shíhou fèiténg.

    Water boils at one hundred degrees Celsius.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 摄氏度 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 摄 (shè) with each of its parts in a different colour
摄shèto take in; to absorb; to assimilate
  • 扌hand form of 手 · shǒuMeaning part
  • 聂to whisper · nièSound part

扌 hints at the meaning (hand); 聂 (niè) hints at the sound. Compare it with shè.

The character 氏 (shì) drawn as one shape
氏shìfamily name; surname

氏 is a single shape of 4 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

The character 度 (du) with each of its parts in a different colour
度dùto pass
  • 广shelter · guǎng
  • 廿twenty · niàn
  • 又again · yòu

How to write 摄氏度

摄 13 strokes · 氏 4 strokes · 度 9 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

摄氏度 (shèshìdù) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 摄氏度 (shèshìdù). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 摄氏度

Words with 摄

摄影shèyǐng · to take a photograph

Words with 度

态度tàidu · attitude温度wēndù · temperature速度sùdù · speed度dù · degree度过dùguò · to pass制度zhìdù · system (of rules)程度chéngdù · degree角度jiǎodù · angle季度jìdù · quarter (of a year)年度niándù · year (e.g. financial year)

More words: Science & Technology

平面píngmiàn · plane屏幕píngmù · screen (TV频率pínlǜ · frequency溶解róngjiě · to dissolve设置shèzhì · to set up视频shìpín · video试验shìyàn · test太空tàikōng · outer space

FAQs

摄氏度 (shèshìdù) means “degrees Celsius” or “°C (degrees Celsius)”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it shèshìdù: shè with a 4th tone, then shì with a 4th tone, then dù with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 摄氏度 is written 攝氏度. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type sheshidu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 摄氏度 from the suggestions. Typing sheshidu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
摄氏度 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.