choong wan
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Obsolete spelling of Chung Wan, former name of Central: an area of Central and Western district, Hong Kong.
Obsolete
name
A former district of Victoria, Hong Kong, United Kingdom.
Example Sentences
- "The map was in the office before he entered it, but he believed it was the map specially prepared in reference to Ordinance 7 of 1866. He considered lot 713 to be within the distict of Choong Wan."
- "Henry Chan Hay has been involved in community work in Western District for many years. He became Area Committee Chairman for Chung Wan in 1990 and took part in many district projects during 1992."
- "49 voters under the Chung Wan constituency in Central and another 49 under the Sheung Wan constituency were registered to commercial properties."
Etymology
From Cantonese 中環 /中环 (zung¹ waan⁴).
Word Breakdown
- Root: 中環
Usage
Inflected Forms
Chung Wan (alternative)