hulin
/ˈhjuːlɪn/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A surname originating as a patronymic.
name
A county-level city of Jixi, Heilongjiang, China.
Example Sentences
- "The incident only a few years ago at Chenpao Island northeast of Mutankiang city and in the Hulin county of the prefecture, showed the white fangs of the bear all right."
- "Chenpao Island is located on the Wusuli river in Hulin County, Heilungkiang Province, northeast China. It is on the Chinese side of the river's main channel, only some 100 meters from the shore of our side."
- "Sino-Soviet relations were exacerbated by a border incident on May 9. Beijing charged that thirty Soviet troops, supported by a helicopter and navy boats, crossed the Ussuri River into the Hulin area of Heilongjiang province."
- "Yang Wanying, 19, was admitted into the computer science programme at Yangzhou University in Jiangsu province, near Shanghai, according to the Yangtse Evening News. But she resides in Hulin city in Heilongjiang province to the north, bordering Russia."
- "Photo taken on Sept. 28, 2016 shows the scenery of the Zhenbao Island wetland in Hulin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The 29,275-hectare wetland has been designated as a wetland of international importance by the Ramsar Convention in 2011 for its vital importance as a unique wetland for biological diversity."
Etymology
* As an English surname, from a medieval diminutive of the given name Hugh. Also as a French variant of Hue, itself related to Hugh. * Also as a French surname, diminutive of Hudelin, from the personal name Hude (see Houde).
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
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