Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cui

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English

Syllables
cui
IPA
5
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Chinese [in turn from Mandarin].

noun

Abbreviation of command user interface.

Countable

Etymology

Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 崔 (cuī). Doublet of Chui.

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Questions

What does cui mean?
A surname from Chinese [in turn from Mandarin].
Where does cui come from?
Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 崔 (cuī). Doublet of Chui.

How to pronounce cui

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