Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shiyan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables: Shi-yan
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A prefecture-level city of Hubei, China.

Example Sentences

"Huangkang and Yunyang prefectures and Wuhan and Shihyen municipalities have fulfilled 85 percent of the autumn sowing plans for summer grain."
"The big influx of workers into the Shiyan municipality where the administration of the prefecture lies, makes for dominance of the common language, for there are workers from Shanghai, Jiangsu(Kiangsu), and many other places come together."

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 十堰 (Shíyàn).

Word Breakdown

Root: -, 十堰

Inflected Forms

Shih-yen (alternative)

Questions

What does shiyan mean?: A prefecture-level city of Hubei, China.
Where does shiyan come from?: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 十堰 (Shíyàn).

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