liu'an
/ˈl(i)u.ɑn/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "In April 1984, the paper sent an editor to Fuyang and Liu’an prefectures in Anhui Province for interviews with local government officials to see what had happened to the 49 letters the paper had sent to the localities earlier."
- "Famous green tea includes Longjing tea from the region of West Lake in Hangzhou, Biluochun tea from Jiangsu, Maofeng tea from the Huangshan Mountains of Anhui Province, and Liu'an Guapian tea from Liu'an County of Anhui Province."
- "Chinese warlord. Born in Liu’an (Liu-an), Anhui (Anhwei) province, on 6 March 1865, Duan Qirui (also known as Tuan Ch’i-jui) joined Yüan Shih-k’ai in 1896, organizing what later became the Beiyang (Peiyang) Army, upon which Duan built his personal influence and power."
- "Shihu grows on the rocky land close to water in mountain valleys in Liu’an. Collect the stem in the seventh or eighth month of the year and dry in the shade."
- "Other parts of Aunhui have also been forced to take extreme measures, with the Liu'an city government reporting that Huai River waters had been directed into seven flood retention areas on Tuesday."
Etymology
From Mandarin 六安 (Liù'ān).
Word Breakdown
- Root: 六安