Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jinghu

/d͡ʒɪŋˈhu/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: Jing-hu
IPA: /d͡ʒɪŋˈhu/

17

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A two-stringed bamboo musical instrument played with a bow, the smallest and highest-pitched in the huqin family of traditional Chinese instruments, associated mainly with the tradition of Beijing opera.

name

A district of Wuhu, Anhui, China.

Example Sentences

"The people's procuratorate of Jinghu district, Wuhu brought the case against a waste treatment company in neighboring Jiangsu Province."
"In September 2018, the Jinghu District People’s Court in Wuhu, Anhui Province sentenced 12 people from the Pol Shin Fastener Company between four months and six years in prison for committing serious interprovincial environmental crimes in Jiangsu and Anhui in 2016 and 2017."

Etymology

Borrowed from Chinese 京胡 (jīnghú).

Word Breakdown

Root: 鏡湖

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce jinghu?: The recorded pronunciation is /d͡ʒɪŋˈhu/.
What does jinghu mean?: A two-stringed bamboo musical instrument played with a bow, the smallest and highest-pitched in the huqin family of traditional Chinese instruments, associated mainly with the tradition of Beijing opera.
Where does jinghu come from?: Borrowed from Chinese 京胡 (jīnghú).

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