Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ting-ts'un

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.18 in modern English

Syllables: ting-t-s'un
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Dingcun.

Example Sentences

"A prehistoric site of late Pleistocene age, which was especially prepared for our visit, was seen at Ting-ts'un, above the Fen River (Shansi)."
"Ting-ts'un Man, who lived in the watersheds in southern Shansi, continued to use pebble and flake chopping-tools, crude flakes being obtained mainly from large hornfels pebbles."
"The famous Palaeolithic site of Dingcun (Ting-ts'un) in North China is located on the third terrace of the Fenhe River, which is one of the main tributaries of the Yellow River."

Etymology

From Mandarin 丁村, Wade–Giles romanization: Ting¹-tsʻun¹.

Word Breakdown

Root: 丁村, -

Questions

What does ting-ts'un mean?: Alternative form of Dingcun.
Where does ting-ts'un come from?: From Mandarin 丁村, Wade–Giles romanization: Ting¹-tsʻun¹.

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