Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

t'ung-hua

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English

Syllables: t'ung-hua
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Tonghua.

Example Sentences

"Coal is found in several places along the Hun-chiang on the north-east of Tʻung-hua."
"Shortly after the party reached An-tung, it was reported that the Japanese officer had been killed by the bandits, who had carried their captive to the vicinity of T’ung-hua, the site of our latest foundation."
"T’ung-hua hsien, between Mukden and Kirin, provides another example. During late 1927 and early 1928, T’ung-hua was the scene of a rather large uprising instigated by the Big Knife Society (Ta-tao Hui)."
"They had permission to retreat to the fortified lines in the T'ung-hua area."

Etymology

From Mandarin 通化 (Tōnghuà) Wade–Giles romanization: Tʻung¹-hua⁴.

Word Breakdown

Root: 通化, -

Questions

What does t'ung-hua mean?: Alternative form of Tonghua.
Where does t'ung-hua come from?: From Mandarin 通化 (Tōnghuà) Wade–Giles romanization: Tʻung¹-hua⁴.

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