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xin

/ˈʃɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.82 in modern English

Syllables
xin
IPA
/ˈʃɪn/
10
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

From several Chinese surnames, including Mandarin 辛 (Xīn), 信 (Xìn), 新 (Xīn).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Xins (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce xin?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃɪn/.
What does xin mean?
A surname.
Where does xin come from?
From several Chinese surnames, including Mandarin 辛 (Xīn), 信 (Xìn), 新 (Xīn).

How to pronounce xin

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