hình cầu

Vietnamese

Etymology

hình (“shape”) + Chinese 球 (“sphere”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hïŋ˨˩ kəw˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [hɨn˦˩ kəw˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [hɨn˨˩ kəw˨˩]

Noun

hình cầu

a sphere

Usage notes

As with other geometric terms, hình cầu is considered a shape and only concerns surface area. For the solid which concerns volume, use khối cầu instead.

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