Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hai-nan

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English

Syllables: hai--nan
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Hainan.

Example Sentences

"Its territory is ſeparated, by a narrow ſtrait only, from the iſle of Hai-nan : 315 miles S W Canton."
"COMMUNIST CHINA: Peking is expanding its naval activity in the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea some 200 miles southeast of Hai-nan Island."
"Synoptic and satellite data also indicated that Warren's vertical axis was tilted southward as he tracked over Hai-nan. After passing over Hai-nan, Warren emerged into the Gulf of Tonkin."
"This was the southernmost province of the Empire, comprising what is now north Vietnam and the island of Hai-nan."

Etymology

Wade-Giles transcription of Mandarin 海南 (Hǎinán).

Word Breakdown

Root: 海南

Questions

What does hai-nan mean?: Alternative form of Hainan.
Where does hai-nan come from?: Wade-Giles transcription of Mandarin 海南 (Hǎinán).

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