Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jianshi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
Jian-shi
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 建始 (Jiànshǐ) via Hanyu Pinyin.

Word Breakdown

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Questions

What does jianshi mean?
A county of Enshi prefecture, Hubei, China.
Where does jianshi come from?
Borrowed from Mandarin 建始 (Jiànshǐ) via Hanyu Pinyin.

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