Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shih-ching

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables: shi-h-ch-ing
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Shijing.

Example Sentences

"To me neither of these views appear mutually exclusive, and thus, without denying Cheng Chih-lung either a cosmopolitan outlook or a strong quick-witted personality, I see him rather as a son of his people, an off-shoot of the Shih-ching peninsula based family-tree firmly anchored by clan alliances with the neighbouring ports of Liu-wu-tien and An-hai in Ch'üan-chou prefecture."

Etymology

From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin 石井 (Shih²-ching³).

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Questions

What does shih-ching mean?: Alternative form of Shijing.
Where does shih-ching come from?: From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin 石井 (Shih²-ching³).

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