chih-chiang
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.40 in modern English
24
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Alternative form of Zhijiang.
Example Sentences
- "Of the Wei family, he was born in 582 in Chih-chiang in Ching-chou.⁴² Wandering from temple to temple, he gave his efforts to helping the starving."
- "As for dikes in Chih-chiang 枝江, although they were built on the sand banks of the Yangtze, there is no record for their length."
- "We moored at Kuan-tzu Mouth,⁶⁷ which is between the two cities of Sung-tzu and Chih-chiang (modern Chih-chiang Hsien, Hupeh). Sung-tzu was a hsien under the Chin, and from there one enters the Shu River.⁶⁸ Chih-chiang was a hsien under the Tʻang, and anciently was the State of Lo.⁶⁹"
- "As the boat glided along the river, they caught sight of the high mountains rising behind Chih-chiang."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: 枝江, -