Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

erhlitou

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: erhli-tou
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Erlitou.

Example Sentences

"Through comparison with the remnants of mud walls on the foundations of the large early Shang palace found in Erhlitou, Yenshih County,⁴ Honan Province, it may be assumed that between the main wooden columns there were smaller wooden posts set close together with weeds and ropes thrust between them, and straw-reinforced mud plastered on top to form "mud walls reinforced with timber rods.""

Etymology

From Mandarin 二里頭 (Èrlǐtóu), Wade–Giles romanization: Êrh⁴-li³-tʻou².

Word Breakdown

Root: 二里頭, -

Questions

What does erhlitou mean?: Alternative form of Erlitou.
Where does erhlitou come from?: From Mandarin 二里頭 (Èrlǐtóu), Wade–Giles romanization: Êrh⁴-li³-tʻou².

How to pronounce erhlitou

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “erhlitou”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “erhlitou”.
Repeat and practice — Say “erhlitou” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.