Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

big5

/bɪɡ faɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables: big5
IPA: /bɪɡ faɪv/

6

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A character encoding method for Traditional Chinese characters.

Etymology

Defined by collaboration among five major computer companies in Taiwan.

Questions

How do you pronounce big5?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɪɡ faɪv/.
What does big5 mean?: A character encoding method for Traditional Chinese characters.
Where does big5 come from?: Defined by collaboration among five major computer companies in Taiwan.

How to pronounce big5

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