yan
/jæn/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.53 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
num
One.
num
One in Cumbrian sheep counting rhyme.
name
An ancient march, duchy, and kingdom of northeastern China during the Zhou dynasty.
name
A mountain chain in northeastern China.
name
A male given name, equivalent to English John.
name
A transliteration of the Belarusian, Russian, or Ukrainian male given name Ян (Jan)
Example Sentences
- "It is Lady Zhao who concocts a devious plan to unite the populace behind the emperor by arranging a bogus assassination attempt that will justify his invasion of the neighboring kingdom of Yan. The climactic showdown with Jing Ke (Zhang Fengyi), the fearless professional killer she recruits for the job (and with whom she falls deeply in love) takes place at an ambassadorial ceremony where he appears in disguise and presents Ying Zheng with a box containing the severed head of an enemy general and a map with a concealed sword."
- "The excavations, made this year ahead of development of a new administrative district for Beijing, shed light on life in a county-level city that was alive with activity several hundred years earlier than experts previously thought. Archaeological teams this year found ceramic and porcelain urns, earthen sculptures of animals, copper tools and mirrors — some of which are believed to be made by the Yan, a northern kingdom that stood for centuries before falling to the conqueror who unified China and became its first emperor in 221 B.C."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Old English
Word Breakdown
- Root: ān, -
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Places.
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
yance
yence