shao-shan
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Alternative form of Shaoshan.
Example Sentences
- "In July, 1951, Hua was transferred to Hsiang-t'an as county Party secretary. Although technicially not a promotion, this new assignment afforded Hua greater opportunities, because Hsiang-t'an county was larger, encompassed a large municipality for greater exposure and, most importantly, included Shao-shan, Mao's home town. During this one year assignment, Hua concentrated on organizing and implementing mutual aid teams (MATs) and monitoring the counties' efforts in the Anti-Locust Campaign."
- "Through the arch, supported this time on a walking stick with a carved buffalo-bone handle, came the old woman with bound feet he had seen at the hotel in Shao-shan. Wexford gave an exclamation. Mr Sung stopped talking and said sharply, 'Something is wrong?' 'No. It just seems extraordinary. That woman over there, I saw her in Shao-shan yesterday. Small world.' 'Small?' said Mr Sung. 'China is a very big country. Why lady from Shao-shan not come Chang-sha? She come, go, just as she like, all Chinese people liberated, all Chinese people flee. Light? I see no lady. Where she go?'"
- "Mao was born on the 26 December 1893 in the village of Shao-shan in Hunan province."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: 韶山, -