Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ku-ch'eng

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.20 in modern English

Syllables: ku-ch'eng
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Gucheng.

Example Sentences

"In 1897 Ku-ch'eng Hsien, a city lying some fourteen miles below Lao-ho-k'eo, was opened as an out-station, and an evangelist sent down for permanent work."
"Thus we hear of searches for Father Ts’ai in Pa-tung* County in southwest Hupeh,²⁷ and in Ku-ch’êng* and Hsiang-yang Counties in northern Hupeh."
"The people and army from the north entered the northern part of Hupeh (north of Hsiang-yang, Ku-ch'eng and Chu-shan) during the Ch'in and Han dynasties to engage in the work of reclamation."

Etymology

From Mandarin 穀城 /谷城 (Gǔchéng), Wade–Giles romanization: Ku³-chʻêng².

Word Breakdown

Root: 穀城, -

Questions

What does ku-ch'eng mean?: Alternative form of Gucheng.
Where does ku-ch'eng come from?: From Mandarin 穀城 /谷城 (Gǔchéng), Wade–Giles romanization: Ku³-chʻêng².

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