shang-jao
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Alternative form of Shangrao.
Example Sentences
- "After Pearl Harbor the Japanese ordered his arrest. But he had fled to Shang-jao in Kiangsi Province from which he and four Chinese preachers sustained national churches for several months. Because Shang-jao was still in "free" territory, he became a conduit for American funds sent to missionaries stranded in Shanghai."
- "Wu Yüeh, a distant relative of Wang An-shih 王安石 (1021-86), was active from the late years of Hui-tsung's reign into Kao-tsung's, serving his last post as grand custodian in Shang-jao, Kiangsi."
- "A native of Le-p'ing (Kiangsi), for example, was on his way to the capital to take up his post as gate guardian of the Court of Judicial Review when he stopped with his maidservant to pray for good fortune at an unidentified shrine of Shang-jao (Kiangsi)."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: 上饒, -