Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lin'an

/ˈlɪnˌɑn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: Lin-an
IPA: /ˈlɪnˌɑn/

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A former name of Hangzhou, from the time when it served as the capital of the Song dynasty.

name

A district of Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.

Etymology

From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin Chinese 臨安 (Lín'ān, "Approaching Peace").

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Questions

How do you pronounce lin'an?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɪnˌɑn/.
What does lin'an mean?: A former name of Hangzhou, from the time when it served as the capital of the Song dynasty.
Where does lin'an come from?: From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin Chinese 臨安 (Lín'ān, "Approaching Peace").

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