ching-chou
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.83 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Alternative form of Jingzhou.
Example Sentences
- "Now, as formerly, Ching-chou is regarded as one of the most important strategical positions in China."
- "Protection of lives and property of the people in Ching-chou 荊州 prefecture depended greatly upon the solidity of the dikes built along the Yangtze River and its tributaries that flowed through the area."
- "To Hsieh T'iao it all came as a surprise. In 490 he was offered a prestigious position as Prince Sui's wen-hsüeh (literary scholar) and was to follow Prince Sui far west to Ching-chou in modern Hupei, then a growing city as flourishing as Chien-k'ang."
- "According to narrative sources, the Chous sent the "obstreperous Yins" to work on the construction of their second capital Ching-chou; later they must have been used as slave-labourers on the crown-estate."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: 荊州, -