yancheng
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.47 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A prefecture-level city of Jiangsu, China.
Example Sentences
- "Hau Pei-tsun was born on August 24, 1919 into an educated, well-to-do farming family in Yencheng County, Kiangsu Province."
- "In March, 78 people were killed in a blast at a chemical plant in the eastern city of Yancheng that had numerous safety violations."
- "The fire broke out in the 40-year-old building in Kaohsiung's Yancheng district in the early hours of the morning and was extinguished around dawn."
- "The fire in the city's Yancheng District was the second deadliest building fire in Taiwan after a blaze at the Weierkang Club in Taichung that killed 64 people in February 1995."
- "A multi-day festival featuring exhibitions and music performances kicked off in Kaohsiung's Yancheng District on Saturday, bringing new life to a district known for its rich cultural and historical heritage."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: -, 郾城, 鹽城