Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jiangsu

/dʒjˈɑŋsu/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.69 in modern English

Syllables: Jiang-su
IPA: /dʒjˈɑŋsu/

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A province of China, northeast of the mouth of the Yangtze River. Capital: Nanjing.

Example Sentences

"Days before the Lunar New Year holiday began on Feb. 1, a video spread online from a village in Feng county, located in Jiangsu province on the coast."
"In 2019, a devastating explosion at a chemical plant in eastern Jiangsu province claimed the lives of 78 people, prompting comprehensive inspections of chemical facilities throughout the country."

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 江蘇 /江苏 (Jiāngsū, “Jiangning [i.e., Nanjing] and Suzhou”), from the province's two major cities.

Word Breakdown

Root: -, 江蘇

Inflected Forms

Kiangsu (alternative, obsolete) Kiang-su (alternative, obsolete) Kiang Su (alternative, obsolete) Keangsoo (alternative, obsolete) Keang-soo (alternative, obsolete) Kiang-Sou (alternative, obsolete) Chiang-su (alternative) Jiang Su (alternative)

Derived Forms

Jiangsunese

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce jiangsu?: The recorded pronunciation is /dʒjˈɑŋsu/.
What does jiangsu mean?: A province of China, northeast of the mouth of the Yangtze River. Capital: Nanjing.
Where does jiangsu come from?: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 江蘇 /江苏 (Jiāngsū, “Jiangning [i.e., Nanjing] and Suzhou”), from the province's two major cities.

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