Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

xiang'an

/ˈʃiɑŋˈæn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: Xiang-an
IPA: /ˈʃiɑŋˈæn/

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A district of Xiamen, Fujian, China.

Example Sentences

"Sokolov’s phone had GPS and maps, which he had been watching with interest ever since they had left the airport in their wake. They were roaring down Xunjianggang, a strait about three kilometers wide that ran between Xiamen Island and the northeastern district of Xiang’an."
"In general, the residential suitability of all public services in Siming and Huli district were the best,[...]However, the performance in Xiang'an district was the worst, with a 23.56 average residential score and 51.40% regional disparity."

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 翔安 (Xiáng'ān).

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Rhymes With

an' to a man élan ma'anshan hengshan jing'an lingshan bartisan gushan liangshan jingshan fangshan

Questions

How do you pronounce xiang'an?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃiɑŋˈæn/.
What does xiang'an mean?: A district of Xiamen, Fujian, China.
Where does xiang'an come from?: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 翔安 (Xiáng'ān).

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