Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fenghao

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: Feng-hao
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An ancient city in Xi'an, Shaanxi, former capital of China under the Zhou dynasty.

Example Sentences

"The Zhou established their capital city at Fenghao in the middle reaches of the Feng River, a branch of the Wei River, not far from the present city of Xi'an. Thereafter, Fenghao was the centre of Zhou politics, economy and culture."

Etymology

From the atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 豐鎬 /丰镐 (Fēnghào) and 灃鎬 /沣镐 (Fēnghào, “Feng & Hao”), the two parts of the twin city.

Word Breakdown

Root: -, 豐鎬

Questions

What does fenghao mean?: An ancient city in Xi'an, Shaanxi, former capital of China under the Zhou dynasty.
Where does fenghao come from?: From the atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 豐鎬 /丰镐 (Fēnghào) and 灃鎬 /沣镐 (Fēnghào, “Feng & Hao”), the two parts of the twin city.

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