Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lin-fen

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English

Syllables: lin-fen
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Linfen.

Example Sentences

"Shortly before the fall of Taiyuan, Yen moved his headquarters to the city of Lin-fen in southwestern Shansi."
"In January a call went out from Li Kung-p’u (1901-1946), the founder and director of the People’s Revolutionary University (Min-tsu ko-ming ta-hsüeh), located in Lin-fen, Shansi Province, for people from many fields to come and aid the struggle by teaching."
"The site is a group of fossiliferous localities that stretch several kilometers along the east bank of the Fen River, 37 km south of Lin-fen, Shansi Province."

Etymology

From Mandarin 臨汾 /临汾 (Línfén) Wade–Giles romanization: Lin²-fên².

Word Breakdown

Root: 臨汾, -

Questions

What does lin-fen mean?: Alternative form of Linfen.
Where does lin-fen come from?: From Mandarin 臨汾 /临汾 (Línfén) Wade–Giles romanization: Lin²-fên².

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