Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ouyang

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

Syllables: ouyang
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Chinese.

Example Sentences

"In the eighth month of the year, Ou-yang was exiled to Ch'u-chou prefecture in eastern-central Anhui, where he was to remain until early in 1048 when he became Prefect of Yang-chou."

Etymology

From Mandarin 歐陽 /欧阳 (Ōuyáng).

Word Breakdown

Root: 歐陽

Inflected Forms

Ouyangs (plural)

Questions

What does ouyang mean?: A surname from Chinese.
Where does ouyang come from?: From Mandarin 歐陽 /欧阳 (Ōuyáng).

How to pronounce ouyang

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