Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chiehhsiu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chiehh-siu
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Jiexiu.

Example Sentences

"The Peiping People’s Daily recently reported that a debate had been held by members of the Chengkwan people’s commune in Chiehhsiu county, Shansi province, over the issue whether it was still necessary to have private homes in commune living."
"As one example of the wartime orientation of this propaganda, here is part of a leaflet prepared by the CCP-dominated Shansi Sacrifice League and captured by the Japanese Army in Chiehhsiu hsien, Shansi, in September 1938."
"Soldiers and civilians in Chiehhsiu County, Shansi, have launched an upsurge of fighting drought and carrying out spring sowing."

Etymology

From Mandarin 介休 (Jièxiū), Wade–Giles romanization: Chieh⁴-hsiu¹.

Word Breakdown

Root: 介休, -

Questions

What does chiehhsiu mean?: Alternative form of Jiexiu.
Where does chiehhsiu come from?: From Mandarin 介休 (Jièxiū), Wade–Giles romanization: Chieh⁴-hsiu¹.

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