shek o
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.66 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The bus drops you at the small bus station in Shek O village. Walk down the road to the roundabout and the beach is ahead of you, behind the car park."
- "Located at the end of a peninsula and only accessible via a narrow, sharply winding road, the little beachside village of Shek O is worlds away from the towers of Central."
- "In the far east of the island, Shek O is Hong Kong's most remote and exclusive settlement – house numbers on Shek O Road refer not to location but to when the owner became a member of the golf club and therefore allowed to build there."
- "Shek O, not far from Big Wave Bay, is almost Mediterranean in aspect. A wide beach with shops and restaurants nearby, it has refreshment kiosks, barbecue pits, lifeguards, swimming rafts, playgrounds, changing rooms, showers, and toilets."
- "If feeling a little tender in the morning and not up for a big climb, you can get a double decker bus to Stanley or opt for the flat walk, which snakes around the hills rather than going up and down. Dragon's Back hike in Shek O is another great alternative and better for those travelling with children."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: 石澳
Inflected Forms
Shicko (alternative)
Shiako (alternative)
Sheko (alternative)