Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

luding

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables: lud-ing
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of lude

name

A county of Garzê prefecture, Sichuan, China.

Example Sentences

"Luding (Dadu Rivier) Bridge on Ya'an-Kargilik County Highway spans the Dadu River in Luding County, Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Garze, Sichuan Province. It shortens the distance between Ya'an City and Luding County, greatly benefitting local inhabitants."
"As aftershocks of 3.0 magnitude or higher continued to rock the area, rescuers transported over 50,000 people from the hardest-hit Luding county, according to local media"

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 瀘定／泸定 (Lúdìng).

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

Lu-ting (alternative) Luting (alternative)

Questions

What does luding mean?: present participle and gerund of lude
Where does luding come from?: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 瀘定／泸定 (Lúdìng).

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