Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hancheng

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
Han-cheng
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A former town in China, located within modern Yangzhou.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 邗城 (Hánchéng), from 邗溝 /邗沟 (Hángōu, “Han Canal”) + 城 (chéng, “wall, walled city”), from its placement to guard the southern end of the canal beside the Yangtze.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, 邗城, 韓城

Frequently Paired Words

Han Hangou Hanjiang

Synonyms

Questions

What does hancheng mean?
A former town in China, located within modern Yangzhou.
Where does hancheng come from?
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 邗城 (Hánchéng), from 邗溝 /邗沟 (Hángōu, “Han Canal”) + 城 (chéng, “wall, walled city”), from its placement to guard the southern end of the canal beside the Yangtze.

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