hanchuan
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A county-level city of Xiaogan, Hubei, China.
Example Sentences
- "Hanchuan is a good example of an outstation in the China Mission. This town is in the central point of a large country district. Around it have gradually been opened preaching points in several villages. In Hanchuan a native clergyman resides, while in the more important neighboring village catechists are stationed."
- "The Chinese press has reported the creation of a girls’ association opposed to traditional Chinese marriage customs in Hupeh Province, thus indirectly pointing to the persistence of the old traditions in rural areas. A group of 114 unmarried girls from the Jenho Commune in the Hanchuan District of the province, in central China, joined the association, telling suitors they would reject engagement and marriage presents."
- "In Hanchuan, in Hubei province, patients sat in their cars to receive IV fluids through vehicle windows, footage on Dec. 14 obtained by Reuters showed."
Etymology
From the Mandarin 漢川 /汉川 (Hànchuān).
Word Breakdown
- Root: 漢川
Inflected Forms
Hanchwan (alternative)
Han-ch'uan (alternative)