Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 幾何 (geometry), composed of two logographs for interrogative words, "how many/much" + "what".

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kỉ

  1. (art, drawing, of shapes) geometric, as in rectangular, square, triangular, circular, etc.
  2. (art, drawing, of lines) straight
    Khi vẽ nên dùng đường kỉ hà, kể cả khi vẽ đường cong.
    When you draw, you should use straight lines, even when you approximate curves.