Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jhang

/ˈd͡ʒæŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables: jhang
IPA: /ˈd͡ʒæŋ/

16

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Mandarin.

Example Sentences

"The big blow in the decisive third game came from catcher Jin-De Jhang, whose three-run triple gave Altoona all the breathing room it needed."
"For the second straight game, the Altoona Curve beat the Akron RubberDucks, 4-3, in walk-off fashion on a game-winning single by Jin-De Jhang on Thursday at Peoples Natural Gas Field.[…] After Logan Hill was hit by a pitch, Elvis Escobar pinch ran for Craig at second base prior to Jhang’s game winner."
"Council official Du Jhang Mei-jhuang (杜張梅莊) last month said that 10,000 of the 260,000 hectares of land designated as Indigenous Reserved Land have been “lost” through fraudulent sales and deed transfers."
"Some of the places are being opened for the first time, such as the former residence of Jhang Syue-liang (張學良). Meanwhile, a car used to transport former dictator Chiang Kai-shek’s (蔣中正) is also on display for the public to sit in."

Etymology

From Mandarin 張 /张 (Zhāng) Tongyong Pinyin romanization: Jhang.

Word Breakdown

Root: ^張, -

Inflected Forms

Chang (alternative) Zhang (alternative, Hanyu Pinyin)

Homonyms

Chang Zhang

Questions

How do you pronounce jhang?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒæŋ/.
What does jhang mean?: A surname from Mandarin.
Where does jhang come from?: From Mandarin 張 /张 (Zhāng) Tongyong Pinyin romanization: Jhang.

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