蜜蜂为何用六边形建造蜂巢

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What does “六边形 (liubianxing)” mean in Chinese?

六边形 (liùbiānxíng)
noun
A hexagon; 六 (six) + 边 (side) + 形 (shape)

This TED-Ed video asks why bees build their 蜂巢 (fēngcháo), honeycomb, out of the 六边形 (liùbiānxíng), the hexagon. The word builds itself: 六 (liù) “six” + 边 (biān) “side” + 形 (xíng) “shape”, a six-sided shape. Bees choose it because it stores the most honey using the least 蜂蜡 (fēnglà), beeswax.

Chinese shape words are gloriously regular. Once you know means “shape” and means “side,” the whole set falls open: 三角形 (triangle, “three-corner-shape”), 正方形 (square), 圆形 (circle), 五边形 (pentagon). Just count the . Learn 六边形 and you’ve basically unlocked Chinese geometry vocabulary in one move.

Waar je dit hoort
  • In Chinese maths and geometry classes
  • In science and nature documentaries like TED-Ed
  • In the shape family: 三角形, 正方形, 圆形, 五边形
  • Around bees, 蜂巢 (honeycomb), and 蜂蜜 (honey)
  • In design and architecture talk

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