Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

siu

/sˈiu/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.86 in modern English

Syllables: siu
IPA: /sˈiu/

3

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of (television or radio) sets in use.

name

Initialism of special investigation(s)/investigating unit.

Canadian usage

name

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 蕭／萧 (siu1) or 邵 (siu6).

Usage

Canadian usage

Inflected Forms

Sius (plural)

Rhymes With

demetriou antoniou

Questions

How do you pronounce siu?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈiu/.
What does siu mean?: Initialism of (television or radio) sets in use.
Where does siu come from?: Borrowed from Cantonese 蕭／萧 (siu1) or 邵 (siu6).

How to pronounce siu

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