Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

k'ai-feng

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.33 in modern English

Syllables: k'ai-feng
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Kaifeng.

Example Sentences

"The capital, Kʻai-fêng Fu (開封府), is situated a few miles from the south bank of the Yellow River."
"The eastern part of the city of K'ai-feng and is adjacent rural area was under the hsien of K'ai-feng; the western part and its adjacent rural area under that of Hsiang-fu (at first called Chün-i)."
"The main character, Chao Hsing-te, has gone to K'ai-feng to take his Palace Examination."
"I was in China twenty years ago, filming a documentary on the last Chinese Jews of the old trading city K'ai-feng, located just south of Beijing."

Etymology

From Mandarin 開封 /开封 (Kāifēng), Wade–Giles romanization: Kʻai¹-fêng¹.

Word Breakdown

Root: ^開封, -

Questions

What does k'ai-feng mean?: Alternative form of Kaifeng.
Where does k'ai-feng come from?: From Mandarin 開封 /开封 (Kāifēng), Wade–Giles romanization: Kʻai¹-fêng¹.

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