Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sichuan

/ˈsɪt͡ʃ.wɑn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English

Syllables
Si-chuan
IPA
/ˈsɪt͡ʃ.wɑn/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 四川 (Sìchuān), a contraction of the Southern Song 四川路 (Sìchuān lù).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Szechuan (alternative) Szechwan (alternative) Szechuen (alternative, obsolete) Suchuen (alternative, obsolete) Soutchuen (alternative, obsolete) Szu-tchuan (alternative, obsolete) Siciuen (alternative, obsolete) Sz'-chuen (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

Phrases

Sichuan lovage Sichuan pepper

Rhymes With

Questions

How do you pronounce sichuan?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɪt͡ʃ.wɑn/.
What does sichuan mean?
A province in central China. Capital: Chengdu.
Where does sichuan come from?
It is traced to Chinese.

How to pronounce sichuan

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “sichuan”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈsɪt͡ʃ.wɑn/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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