Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

qimen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: Qi-men
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A county of Huangshan, Anhui, China.

Example Sentences

"KEEMUN black tea, a famous Chinese product, has long been a favorite for its clear color and fresh, smooth flavor, brewed from fine, tightly-rolled leaves. It comes from the area around Keemun county in the beautiful Huangshan Mountains in southern Anhwei province."
"明代祁門（安徽省）人，字省之。"
"Macaques look out from their cell at the Anhui Provincial Experimental Macaque Training Center in Qimen county, Anhui province, November 19, 2008."

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 祁門 /祁门 (Qímén).

Word Breakdown

Root: -, 祁門

Inflected Forms

Ch'i-men (alternative) Ch'i-mên (alternative) Keemun (alternative)

Questions

What does qimen mean?: A county of Huangshan, Anhui, China.
Where does qimen come from?: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 祁門 /祁门 (Qímén).

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