Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ching-ming

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.15 in modern English

Syllables: ching-ming
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Qingming.

Etymology

From the Wade-Giles romanization of Mandarin Chinese 清明 (Qīngmíng, "pure brightness").

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Questions

What does ching-ming mean?: Alternative form of Qingming.
Where does ching-ming come from?: From the Wade-Giles romanization of Mandarin Chinese 清明 (Qīngmíng, "pure brightness").

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