Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chaoxianzu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: Chao-xian-zu
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Ethnic Koreans of Chinese nationality.

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 朝鮮族 /朝鲜族. The term "Chaoxianzu (朝鲜族)" is derived from "Joseon (朝鲜; Chaoxian)," the name of an ancient Korean dynasty, and was established during the Ethnic Recognition Project (民族识别工作) carried out by the Chinese government from 1949 to 1953. Before this initiative, the group was commonly referred to as "Joseonin (朝鲜人; Chaoxianren)" in Mandarin.

Word Breakdown

Root: -, 朝鮮族

Synonyms

Chosonjok Joseonjok

Questions

What does chaoxianzu mean?: Ethnic Koreans of Chinese nationality.
Where does chaoxianzu come from?: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 朝鮮族 /朝鲜族. The term "Chaoxianzu (朝鲜族)" is derived from "Joseon (朝鲜; Chaoxian)," the name of an ancient Korean dynasty, and was established during the Ethnic Recognition Project (民族识别工作) carried out by the Chinese government from 1949 to 1953. Before this initiative, the group was commonly referred to as "Joseonin (朝鲜人; Chaoxianren)" in Mandarin.

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