Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

xie

/zˈi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.86 in modern English

Syllables: xie
IPA: /zˈi/

10

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Chinese.

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 謝 /谢 (xiè).

Word Breakdown

Root: -, 謝

Inflected Forms

Xies (plural) Hsieh (alternative) Sieh (alternative)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce xie?: The recorded pronunciation is /zˈi/.
What does xie mean?: A surname from Chinese.
Where does xie come from?: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 謝 /谢 (xiè).

How to pronounce xie

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