Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hsüan-hua

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hsuan-hua
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Xuanhua.

Example Sentences

"At the other end of the Pao-t'ou-Lan-chou railway and further beyond lie the rich deposits at Paiyun-opo near Pao-t’ou, and the Lung-yen iron mines at Hsüan-hua which have already been supplying the steel industry in Peiping."

Etymology

From Mandarin 宣化 (Xuānhuà) Wade–Giles romanization: Hsüan¹-hua⁴.

Word Breakdown

Root: 宣化, -

Questions

What does hsüan-hua mean?: Alternative form of Xuanhua.
Where does hsüan-hua come from?: From Mandarin 宣化 (Xuānhuà) Wade–Giles romanization: Hsüan¹-hua⁴.

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