Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kienshih

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kien-shih
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Jianshi.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"In the early part of 1911 it was decided to change the route of the fast courier line to Szechwan. Hitherto it had followed the river all the way, and it was now proposed to take the high road leading to Shihnan (施南) as far as Kienshih (建始), and then turn north to the river at Kweifu (夔府)."
"In the western part of south-western Hupeh the folds generally strike south-west, as in the eastern part of the area. The individual folds seem to be arranged en échelon. A syncline belonging to this series of en échelon folds appears between Kienshih and Shihnan."

Etymology

The Postal Map romanization of Mandarin 建始 (Jiànshǐ).

Word Breakdown

Root: 建始

Usage

Obsolete

Questions

What does kienshih mean?: Alternative form of Jianshi.
Where does kienshih come from?: The Postal Map romanization of Mandarin 建始 (Jiànshǐ).

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