Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

xiqin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: xiqin
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ancient Chinese vertical bowed string instrument with two strings.

Etymology

Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 奚琴 (xīqín). Doublet of haegeum.

Word Breakdown

Root: -, 奚琴

Questions

What does xiqin mean?: An ancient Chinese vertical bowed string instrument with two strings.
Where does xiqin come from?: Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 奚琴 (xīqín). Doublet of haegeum.

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