Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shih-yen

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables
shi-h-yen
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Mandarin 十堰 (Shíyàn), Wade-Giles romanization: Shih²-yen⁴.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does shih-yen mean?
Alternative form of Shiyan.
Where does shih-yen come from?
From Mandarin 十堰 (Shíyàn), Wade-Giles romanization: Shih²-yen⁴.

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