Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hsiuwu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hsi-uwu
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Xiuwu.

Example Sentences

"In Hsiuwu county, Honan, the party secretary was concerned whether or not, in the event of flood or famine, the state would pay wages after public ownership was declared and the free supply system instituted."
"Then the next morning after early breakfast, we were off again, going through industrial Chiaotso this time, on our way for a stop at the Tangyangyu Village of the Hsicheng Commune of Hsiuwu County."
"The area has stony soil and is short of water resources. The Fangchuang commune of Hsiuwu County, Honan Province, is located at the foot of the mountains. In order to develop farm production rapidly they began building a reservoir which would contain 10 million cubic metres of water."

Etymology

From Mandarin 修武 (Xiūwǔ) Wade–Giles romanization: Hsiu¹-wu³.

Word Breakdown

Root: 修武, -

Questions

What does hsiuwu mean?: Alternative form of Xiuwu.
Where does hsiuwu come from?: From Mandarin 修武 (Xiūwǔ) Wade–Giles romanization: Hsiu¹-wu³.

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