Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

i-wu

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.81 in modern English

Syllables: i-wu
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Yiwu.

Example Sentences

"The provincial censor, Chu I-hsin, a native of I-wu [in Chekiang], who was then lecturing at the Kuang-ya Academy, called on me and we debated on many questions."
"In I-wu county in Wu-chou (Chin-hua) there are scattered storehouse proprietors and brokers who undertake the buying and selling (of silk). ... Previously the people in the hilly valleys of I-wu county made their living by weaving thin silk."
"The famous general Ch'i Chi-kuang led troops from Chekiang's I-wu County in the campaigns against Japanese pirates on the southeast coast between 1561 and 1567."

Etymology

From the Wade–Giles romanizations of various Mandarin Chinese names.

Origin

Source language: Chinese

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Questions

What does i-wu mean?: Alternative form of Yiwu.
Where does i-wu come from?: It is traced to Chinese.

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