Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wu-kung

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.38 in modern English

Syllables: wu-kung
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Wugong.

Example Sentences

"T'ai-po Shan, south of Wu-kung county, 200 li from Ch'ang-an, was a permanently snowcapped mountain."

Etymology

From Mandarin 武功 (wǔgōng), Wade–Giles romanization: Wu³-kung¹.

Word Breakdown

Root: 武功, -

Questions

What does wu-kung mean?: Alternative form of Wugong.
Where does wu-kung come from?: From Mandarin 武功 (wǔgōng), Wade–Giles romanization: Wu³-kung¹.

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