Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chieh

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.13 in modern English

Syllables: chieh
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of Jie (“Jie people”).

name

Alternative form of Jie (“Jie language”).

Etymology

Borrowed from the Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 羯 (Jié): Chieh².

Word Breakdown

Root: -, ^羯

Questions

What does chieh mean?: Alternative form of Jie (“Jie people”).
Where does chieh come from?: Borrowed from the Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 羯 (Jié): Chieh².

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