hwaian
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Alternative form of Huai'an.
Example Sentences
- "The Kiangsu salt-gabelle (Tls. 120,000) and native customs at Hwaian (Tls. 30,000) took that of the two Foochow customs combined."
- "Hwaian. From Hwaian it turns southwestward passing over the southeastern corner of the Hungtse Lake (which will also be reclaimed) to Suyi, in Anhwei."
- "While the Government armies have not been able to destroy the Communist forces in northern Kiangsu, they dealt them a severe blow by taking Hwaian on 17 September."
- "Chou's life bridged traditional and revolutionary China. He was born in the waning years of the Manchu Dynasty, in 1898—the exact date is unclear— in the eastern city of Hwaian, in Kiangsu Province."
- "She spent her very early years in the ancient city of Hwaian (now spelled Huaian) in the eastern section of China. Hwaian sits on the banks of the Grand Canal, the world's oldest and longest artificial waterway at more than 1000 miles."
- "In the spring of 1917 Nelson knew enough Chinese to take the big clinic at the larger, rich city of Hwaian, ten miles south on the Grand Canal."
Etymology
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