Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

liwan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables: Li-wan
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A district of Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.

noun

A long, narrow-fronted hall or vaulted portal found in Levantine homes, often open to the outside.

Etymology

From Mandarin 荔灣 /荔湾 (Lìwān).

Word Breakdown

Root: 荔灣

Inflected Forms

liwans (plural)

Questions

What does liwan mean?: A district of Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Where does liwan come from?: From Mandarin 荔灣 /荔湾 (Lìwān).

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