wu-hu
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.38 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Alternative form of Wuhu.
Example Sentences
- "On the 30th October the strength of the stream and the want of wind obliged us to stop at Wu-hu, a very considerable town about ten miles above the "Pillar Hocks," and dependent upon Taeping....Quitting Wu-hu on the 31st October, we started with a north-west wind,"
- "As my husband's ship stopped for a day or two at Kiu-kiang, Anking, and Wu-hu, enroute to Nanking, I arrived three days before his ship anchored off the bund."
- "Ju-kao, Hsing-hua and Huai-an in northern Kiangsu, Chia-ting and Ching-chiang in southern Kiangsu, and above all, Wu-hu in Anhwei, became important processing centers."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: 蕪湖, -