Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lishi

/ˈli(ˈ)ʃi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables: Li-shi
IPA: /ˈli(ˈ)ʃi/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A district of Lüliang, Shanxi, China.

Example Sentences

"Geomorphologic Features The Lüliang region is located in the western Shanxi Province. Geologist Professor Liu Dongsheng first identified the section drawing of the Lishi Loess in Wangjiagou, Lishi District, LüliangCity."
"Wu said she was determined to fight the decision. On September 6 she mailed documents for a lawsuit of the public security authorities in both Jiaocheng county and Luliang city to a local court in the Lishi district of Luliang."
"Lishi District 离石区 in Lüliang and Xiaodian District 小店区 in Taiyuan had a strikingly high percentage of young population, around 60 percent."

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 離石 /离石 (Líshí).

Word Breakdown

Root: -, 離石

Inflected Forms

Li-shih (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce lishi?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈli(ˈ)ʃi/.
What does lishi mean?: A district of Lüliang, Shanxi, China.
Where does lishi come from?: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 離石 /离石 (Líshí).

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