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wuxing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
wu-xing
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the five fundamental elements or phases of processes in traditional East Asian cosmology, consisting of fire, water, wood, metal, and earth

Uncountable

name

A district of Huzhou, Zhejiang, China.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 五行 (wǔxíng).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

wu-hsing (alternative) Wu Xing (alternative)

Synonyms

Five Phases Five Elements Five Fists Five Powers

Questions

What does wuxing mean?
the five fundamental elements or phases of processes in traditional East Asian cosmology, consisting of fire, water, wood, metal, and earth
Where does wuxing come from?
Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 五行 (wǔxíng).

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