Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

xingcheng

/ʃɪŋˈt͡ʃɛŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: Xing-cheng
IPA: /ʃɪŋˈt͡ʃɛŋ/

23

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A county-level city of Huludao, Liaoning, China.

Example Sentences

"1 October The Nationalists estimate ten days will be required to repair the railroad from Shanhaikuan to Hsingcheng."
"Xingcheng (pronounced SHING-chung), an out-of-the-way factory town on China’s northeastern coast, claims to make a quarter of the world’s swimwear. This year, though, when China forced its people to stay home to stop the coronavirus, Xingcheng’s production of trunks, bikinis and one-pieces ground to a halt."
"Huludao’s Xingcheng county and two districts have ordered entertainment venues such as theatres and cinemas to close, while restaurants are not to offer banqueting services or cater for large gatherings."

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 興城 /兴城 (Xīngchéng).

Word Breakdown

Root: -, 興城

Questions

How do you pronounce xingcheng?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃɪŋˈt͡ʃɛŋ/.
What does xingcheng mean?: A county-level city of Huludao, Liaoning, China.
Where does xingcheng come from?: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 興城 /兴城 (Xīngchéng).

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