puyang
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A prefecture-level city of Henan, China.
Example Sentences
- "3. Puyang County is abolished and Puyang City is established to be under the direct leadership of the province. Neihuang, Hua, Qingfeng, Nanle, Changyuan, Fan and Taiqian Counties of Anyang Prefecture are put under the jurisdiction of Puyang City."
- "It’s in poor places like Puyang that the ruling Communist party’s battle to narrow China’s yawning wealth gap will be won or lost. Many residents of this county town about six hours’ drive south of Beijing say their lives have improved thanks to tax cuts and increased spending on education, medical insurance and welfare. But not everyone is content. Puyang, nestled in the northeastern corner of Henan province, is a study in contrasts."
- "3. Puyang County is abolished and Puyang City is established to be under the direct leadership of the province."
Etymology
From Mandarin 濮陽 /濮阳 (Púyáng).
Word Breakdown
- Root: 濮陽