Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zhengyang

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: Zheng-yang
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A county of Zhumadian, Henan, China.

Example Sentences

"To fully implement the various militant tasks set forth by the 10th CCP National Congress, the Chumatien Military Subdistrict and offices directly under Chumatien Region recently sent over 180 cadres to stay and work for a lengthy period of time at selected backward basic-level units. Led by responsible comrades of Chumatien Region, these cadres have gone to such places as (Hsingtsai), (Nanching) and (Luho) communes in Chengyang County and (Machiang) commune in Janan County."
"In Zhengyang county in May 1923, for instance, local gentry in the southern district built a county militia in response to rampant banditry."

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 正陽 /正阳 (Zhèngyáng).

Word Breakdown

Root: -, 正陽

Questions

What does zhengyang mean?: A county of Zhumadian, Henan, China.
Where does zhengyang come from?: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 正陽 /正阳 (Zhèngyáng).

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