Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ru ware

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.22 in modern English

Syllables: ru ware
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A very rare type of Chinese porcelain, often with a blue glaze, dating from the Song dynasty.

Uncountable

Etymology

Partial calque of Mandarin 汝瓷 (Rǔcí), using the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 汝 (Rǔ), in reference to the town of Ruzhou where it was manufactured.

Word Breakdown

Root: -, ^汝

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

Ru wares (plural) Ju ware (alternative)

Phrases

Ru kiln

Frequently Paired Words

Ru kiln

Questions

What does ru ware mean?: A very rare type of Chinese porcelain, often with a blue glaze, dating from the Song dynasty.
Where does ru ware come from?: Partial calque of Mandarin 汝瓷 (Rǔcí), using the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 汝 (Rǔ), in reference to the town of Ruzhou where it was manufactured.

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