Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lichuan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: Li-chuan
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A county-level city of the Enshi autonomous region, Hubei, China.

name

A county of Fuzhou, Jiangxi, China.

Example Sentences

"Agramma hupehanum was first reported from the Lichuan District, Western Hupeh, China by Drake and Maa on July 17, 1947."
"Tourists pass over a bridge above where the Qing River flows through Tenglong Cave, near Lichuan in Enshi prefecture."
"In the spirit of self-reliance, the poor and lower-middle peasants of (Tanhsi) commune in Lichuan County, Kiangsi, have built 14 small-size hydropower stations, nine of which are already in operation."

Etymology

From Mandarin 利川 (Lìchuān).

Word Breakdown

Root: 利川, 黎川

Inflected Forms

Lichwan (alternative) Li-ch'uan (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Icheon

Questions

What does lichuan mean?: A county-level city of the Enshi autonomous region, Hubei, China.
Where does lichuan come from?: From Mandarin 利川 (Lìchuān).

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