Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

toucheng

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: Tou-cheng
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An urban township in Yilan County, Taiwan.

Example Sentences

"f) Instituting training classes in 1954, 1955, and 1960 to give 48 fishermen training in fishing methods and engine operation, and sending nine fishermen to Taiwan to practise at the Toucheng township Fishermen's Association in Yilan[…]"
"A ceremony to mark the opening of the first submarine cable between Taiwan and Okinawa, was held at Toucheng in Ilan, county, the cable’s Taiwan terminal."
"Taiwan’s northeastern county of Yilan has adopted a proposal to rename the islands from “Tiaoyutai” to “Toucheng Tiaoyutai,” to include the name of a local township."

Etymology

From Mandarin 頭城 (Tóuchéng).

Word Breakdown

Root: 頭城//

Questions

What does toucheng mean?: An urban township in Yilan County, Taiwan.
Where does toucheng come from?: From Mandarin 頭城 (Tóuchéng).

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