yü-li
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Alternative form of Yuli.
Example Sentences
- "His program also included a survey of the new course of the lower Tarim river in Eastern Turkistan and its terminal lake Lop-nor. This part of the expedition started in April 1934, from Könche or Yü-li-hsien, a small village about 45 km. SSE of Korla, whence Dr. Hedin followed the river Könche-darya and its continuation Qum-darya, travelling in native canoes."
- "Many silk and woolen finds dated to the period from the third century BC to the fifth century AD have come to light from the ancient sites of Lou-lan (also in Jo-chʻiang county) and Ying-pʻan (Yü-li county) along the middle route; and Ni-ya in Min-feng county, Shan-pʻu-la 山普拉 in Lo-pʻu 洛浦 county (near Khotan) along the southern route."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: 尉犁, -