Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

huainan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English

Syllables: Huai-nan
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A prefecture-level city of Anhui, China.

name

A principality between the Huai and Yangtze rivers during the Han Dynasty.

name

The region of China between the Huai and Yangtze rivers generally.

Example Sentences

"1319 Great fire at Yang 揚 chou ; over 23,300 official and private houses were burnt. All the roads in Shantung and Huainan were flooded."
"After reporting one positive case, Huainan, a city of nearly 3.5 million people in Anhui province that borders Shanghai, ordered residents not to leave unless they can provide a negative test result taken within the past 48 hours."
"Huainan, a city in Anhui Province, ordered banks to extend more money and shorten loan approval times, as well as lower the mortgage rates and down payment requirements for first-time buyers."

Etymology

From the Mandarin 淮南 (Huáinán, “land[s] south of the Huai River”).

Word Breakdown

Root: 淮南

Inflected Forms

Huai-nan (alternative)

Questions

What does huainan mean?: A prefecture-level city of Anhui, China.
Where does huainan come from?: From the Mandarin 淮南 (Huáinán, “land[s] south of the Huai River”).

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