Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ch'ing-ho

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.55 in modern English

Syllables: ch'ing-ho
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Qinghe (Qinggil)

name

Alternative form of Qinghe.

Example Sentences

"Three of these six families originated from the district of Chʻing-ho (Hopei province), two other from the neighborhood Chʻing-ho, and only a single one from the neighborhood of Chʻang-an."
""We are servants of the Honorable Hsi-men Chʻing of Chʻing-ho district in Shantung," Lai-pao replied, "and have come to present birthday gifts to His Honor.""
"While the story takes place in the provincial town of Qingho^([sic – meaning Qinghe]) (Chʻing-ho) and concerns a middle-class family, the setting is meant to reflect the anonymous author's critique of Peking and the later Ming dynasty."

Etymology

From Mandarin 青河 (Qīnghé), Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻing¹-ho².

Word Breakdown

Root: 青河, -, 清河

Questions

What does ch'ing-ho mean?: Alternative form of Qinghe (Qinggil)
Where does ch'ing-ho come from?: From Mandarin 青河 (Qīnghé), Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻing¹-ho².

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