Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ch'ang-te

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.30 in modern English

Syllables: ch'ang-te
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Changde.

Example Sentences

"At the time of the China Resurgence Society, when Sung was preparing a revolt in the prefecture of Ch’ang-te, Chiang I-wu was a student in a teachers’ training school in Ch’ang-te, and he apparently shared Sung’s activities."
"In Hunan the Left Army was located at Ch’ang-te under a Ch’ang-te merchant named Ch’en Yu-lung."
"In West Hunan (1943), a collection of essays about the places he knew so well, Shen describes the waterfront scene in Ch'ang-te, on the Yuan River."

Etymology

From Mandarin 常德 (Chángdé), Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻang²-tê².

Word Breakdown

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Questions

What does ch'ang-te mean?: Alternative form of Changde.
Where does ch'ang-te come from?: From Mandarin 常德 (Chángdé), Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻang²-tê².

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