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shaan-gan-ning

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.84 in modern English

Syllables
shaan--gan-n-ing
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A region on the border between Gansu, Ningxia, and Shaanxi in north-central China.

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 陝甘寧 /陕甘宁 (Shǎn-Gān-Níng), a blend of 陝西／陕西 (Shǎnxī, “Shaanxi”) + 甘肅／甘肃 (Gānsù, “Gansu”) + 寧夏／宁夏 (Níngxià, “Ningxia”).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, 陝甘寧

Inflected Forms

Shan-Gan-Ning (alternative) Shen-Kan-Ning (alternative)

Questions

What does shaan-gan-ning mean?
A region on the border between Gansu, Ningxia, and Shaanxi in north-central China.
Where does shaan-gan-ning come from?
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 陝甘寧 /陕甘宁 (Shǎn-Gān-Níng), a blend of 陝西／陕西 (Shǎnxī, “Shaanxi”) + 甘肅／甘肃 (Gānsù, “Gansu”) + 寧夏／宁夏 (Níngxià, “Ningxia”).

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