Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

haiyan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables
Hai-yan
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A county of Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China.

name

A county of Haibei, Qinghai, China.

Etymology

From Mandarin 海鹽 /海盐 (Hǎiyán).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ^海鹽, 海晏

Questions

What does haiyan mean?
A county of Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China.
Where does haiyan come from?
From Mandarin 海鹽 /海盐 (Hǎiyán).

How to pronounce haiyan

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