麻省理工学院

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

variant of 麻[ma2] / hemp

surname Ma

generic name for hemp, flax etc / hemp or flax fiber for textile materials / sesame / CL:縷|缕[lü3] / (of materials) rough or coarse / pocked / pitted / to have pins and needles or tingling / to feel numb

to save / to economize / to do without / to omit / to leave out / province / (archaic) central government department

to inspect / to examine / to be aware / to pay a visit (to one's parents or elders)

texture / grain (of wood) / inner essence / intrinsic order / reason / logic / truth / science / natural science (esp. physics) / to manage / to pay attention to / to run (affairs) / to handle / to put in order / to tidy up

science and engineering as academic subjects

work / worker / skill / profession / trade / craft / labor

engineering / industrial science

to learn / to study / to imitate / science / -ology

school of engineering / college of engineering

college / educational institute / school / faculty / CL:所[suo3]

courtyard / institution / CL:個|个[ge4]