shandong
/ʃænˈtɔŋ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.83 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "We couldn’t solve this problem by the force of one co-op alone, so we united co-ops. But the people were still discussing the best form of agricultural production. “Then Chairman Mao inspected agriculture in Shandong Province and issued the call for people’s communes, summed up in his slogan, ‘People’s Communes are Fine!’"
- "One train was en route from Beijing to the seaside resort of Qingdao when the accident happened in Zibo, Shandong province. The second train was from the resort of Yantai, in Shandong."
- "Rescue workers rushed to save a group of miners trapped after an accident at a coal mine in the eastern province of Shandong late on Saturday, Chinese state media reported Sunday."
- "Beijing is the last stop in Maduro’s China tour, which began in the southern city of Shenzhen and included stops in Shanghai and the eastern Shandong province.[…] He also visited Mt Taishan, a sacred mountain in the Shandong province, to seek “blessings for Venezuela,” according to a post on his X (formerly Twitter) account."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: -, 山東
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ʃænˈtɔŋ/
- British English: /ʃɑnˈtɒŋ/
Inflected Forms
Shan-dong (alternative, Hanyu Pinyin)
Shan Dong (alternative, Hanyu Pinyin)
Xantung (alternative, obsolete)
Xan-tung (alternative, obsolete)
Xan Tung (alternative, obsolete)
Xan-tun (alternative, obsolete)
Xan-ton (alternative, obsolete)
Shan-ton (alternative, obsolete)
Shan-tong (alternative, obsolete)
Shan-tang (alternative, obsolete)
Sciantum (alternative, obsolete)