hsinchiang
/ˈʃɪnˈt͡ʃ(j)ɑŋ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Alternative form of Xinjiang.
Example Sentences
- "In many instances, the military was quite unable to distinguish right away between the Red Guard and Revolutionary organizations led by Maoist activists and those organized by Party officials whom Mao wished to topple, since both sides claimed to be dedicated to Mao’s policy. Furthermore, many military commanders were concurrently local administrators such as those in Tibet and Hsinchiang."
- "Some years later I learned that our place was not the most secretly blockaded area. Somewhere in the Pamirs, in the most western part of Hsinchiang Province, was a region even more forbidden. No one in China, except perhaps some “leaders” of the Communist regime and a few secret agents in the Department of Common Security knew where the place was."
- "We took the bus to Liuyuan because it was on the train line between Lanchou and Urumchi, the capital of Hsinchiang province."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: -, 新疆