Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jinsha

/d͡ʒɪnˈʃɑ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables
Jin-sha
IPA
/d͡ʒɪnˈʃɑ/
16
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A river in Qinghai and western Sichuan, China, the headwater of the Yangtze.

name

A culture in prehistoric China, named for its type site, Jinsha.

name

A county of Bijie, Guizhou, China.

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Etymology

From the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 金沙 (Jīnshā, literally “golden sand”).

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How do you pronounce jinsha?
The recorded pronunciation is /d͡ʒɪnˈʃɑ/.
What does jinsha mean?
A river in Qinghai and western Sichuan, China, the headwater of the Yangtze.
Where does jinsha come from?
From the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 金沙 (Jīnshā, literally “golden sand”).

How to pronounce jinsha

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