Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ch'ung-ming

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables: ch'ung-ming
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Chongming.

Example Sentences

"Chʻung-ming, an island astride the mouth of the Yangtze, had been captured against quite stiff opposition from the Chinese River Defense Force and was being developed into an advance naval and air base."
"Cheng's presence along the southeast coastline made the Manchus nervous about the security of Ch'ung-ming island off the Kiangsu coast, which they promptly reinforced."
"The ship steamed past Ch'ung-ming Island and veered south into the Whangpu River, a quarter-mile wide tributary flanked on both sides by dirt levees."

Etymology

From Mandarin 崇明 (Chóngmíng) Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻung²-ming².

Word Breakdown

Root: 崇明, -

Questions

What does ch'ung-ming mean?: Alternative form of Chongming.
Where does ch'ung-ming come from?: From Mandarin 崇明 (Chóngmíng) Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻung²-ming².

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