Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sanshou

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

Syllables: san-shou
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Chinese martial art combining elements of kickboxing and wrestling.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 散手 (sànshǒu).

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does sanshou mean?: A Chinese martial art combining elements of kickboxing and wrestling.
Where does sanshou come from?: Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 散手 (sànshǒu).

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