Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hongkou

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
Hong-kou
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A creek in Shanghai, China.

name

A district of Shanghai, China.

Example Sentences

Etymology

The atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 虹口 (Hóngkǒu, literally “Rainbow Mouth”), a variation of earlier 洪口 (Hóngkǒu, literally “Flood Mouth”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Hung-k'ou (alternative)

Synonyms

Questions

What does hongkou mean?
A creek in Shanghai, China.
Where does hongkou come from?
The atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 虹口 (Hóngkǒu, literally “Rainbow Mouth”), a variation of earlier 洪口 (Hóngkǒu, literally “Flood Mouth”).

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