Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cixi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables: Ci-xi
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A county-level city of Ningbo, Zhejiang, China, formerly a county.

Example Sentences

"Chen, who hails from the tiny but wealthy city of Cixi in eastern Zhejiang province, not only reflects China’s burgeoning affluence, but she and others like her represent a new trend -- rich consumers far from the major metropolitan centers.[…] Cixi, a fifth the size of Shanghai but with an average personal wealth on par with mainland China’s financial capital, is among a slew of smaller cities that mark a new competitive frontier for top global luxury auto sellers."
"A solar farm in the city of Cixi in eastern Zhejiang province made the news recently for installing 300 hectares of solar panels above a fish farm."

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 慈谿 /慈溪 (Cíxī).

Word Breakdown

Root: -, 慈谿//慈溪

Inflected Forms

Tz'u-hsi (alternative)

Questions

What does cixi mean?: A county-level city of Ningbo, Zhejiang, China, formerly a county.
Where does cixi come from?: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 慈谿 /慈溪 (Cíxī).

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