shau ki wan
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Example Sentences
- "Although it is now in so many ways urbanized, Shau Ki Wan still keeps much of the air of a small fishing village. It gives me the feeling of arriving at a pleasant out-of-the-world place, a little fishing port nestling, like so many in other countries, at the foot of sheltering hills."
- "From Shau Ki Wan, take Bus 9 to the roundabout; walk about 20 minutes along the road, which is usually lined with cars on weekends.[…] Take the MTR from Central to Shau Ki Wan (there is a bus from Central to Shau Ki Wan, but it takes between one and two hours), then Bus 9 to the end of the line."
- "Soon afterwards, following Causeway Bay reclamation, a single track was extended eastwards to Shau Ki Wan, although this was quickly converted to double track after World War I."
- "On 10 October 1955, the ROC's national flags were hoisted in many streets, especially in Wan Chai, Shau Ki Wan, Diamond Hill and industrial areas in Kowloon[…]"
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: 筲箕灣