ting-yüan
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Alternative form of Dingyuan.
Example Sentences
- "During the summer, while Ch’en attacked Lai-an and Ch’u-chou, Wu left Lu-chou for an attack on Ting-yüan with the assistance of Nien chief Kung Te-shu."
- "For example, in 1928, after a Red Spear force succeeded in routing bandits from Anhwei’s Hsü-i and Ting-yüan counties, the brigands regrouped in nearby Hsüchou."
- "When he reached Yin-ling 陰陵,²⁶⁵ he lost his way and asked an old farmer.[...] ²⁶⁵ A county northwest of modern Ting-yüan 定遠 County in Anhwei (Wang Li-ch'i, 7:182n.) about 25 miles east of modern Huai-nan 淮南 City (see also T'an Ch'i-hsiang, 2:19)."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: 定遠, -