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jianzhi

/d͡ʒiænˈd͡ʒiː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
jian-zhi
IPA
/d͡ʒiænˈd͡ʒiː/
26
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Chinese traditional paper cutting.

Uncountable

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 剪紙 /剪纸 (jiǎnzhǐ), from 剪 (jiǎn, “to cut with scissors”) + 紙 /纸 (zhǐ, “paper”).

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Usage

Frequently Paired Words

kirigami papercutting

Questions

How do you pronounce jianzhi?
The recorded pronunciation is /d͡ʒiænˈd͡ʒiː/.
What does jianzhi mean?
Chinese traditional paper cutting.
Where does jianzhi come from?
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 剪紙 /剪纸 (jiǎnzhǐ), from 剪 (jiǎn, “to cut with scissors”) + 紙 /纸 (zhǐ, “paper”).

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