Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fan tan

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.96 in modern English

Syllables: fan -tan
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

a Chinese gambling game; a random number of counters are placed under a bowl and you gamble on how many will be left (0, 1, 2, or 3 modulo 4)

Synonyms

fantan

Questions

What does fan tan mean?: a Chinese gambling game; a random number of counters are placed under a bowl and you gamble on how many will be left (0, 1, 2, or 3 modulo 4)

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