ta-t'ung
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Alternative form of Datong (in Shanxi, China).
Example Sentences
- "The administration of this prefecture was entrusted to a governor, who resided at Ta-t'ung. In comparison to the border districts further east, Ta-t'ung is distinguished by its more level terrain."
- "Two of the group of the tombs completed twenty years later, in the suburbs of Ta-t'ung in Shansi, show among the paraphernalia painted on their north (i.e. “back”) walls, tall winged screens, in each panel of which is a flowering bush or bamboo growing up behind an ornamental rock."
- "During the years 1127 to 1143, the Sung scholar, ambassador, and patriot Chu Pien 朱弁 (觀如居士， d. 1144 -- the great-uncle of Chu Hsi 朱熹) was held captive in Ta-t'ung 大同 by the Jurchen rulers of the Chin 金 Dynasty."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: ^大同, -