Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yeh-ch'eng

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English

Syllables: yeh-ch'eng
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Yecheng (Kargilik)

Example Sentences

"By this time the T'ungkan forces had already advanced to Yeh-ch'eng on the south and to Pa-ch’u on the east, and had completed preparations for war."
""My three sons are in Yeh-ch'eng to guard the frontier. One son enclosed a letter to me: The other two just died in battle. Those who survive somehow live by their wits; Thos who have died are finished forever."
"Posgām (in Arabic letters written Būskām) is a large town to the southeast of Yārkand, situated on the trade route coming from Karġalik (today: Yeh-ch‘eng) at a distance of 21 miles from Karġalik. Posgām is the modern Tse-p‘u."

Etymology

From Mandarin 葉城 /叶城 (Yèchéng), Wade–Giles romanization: Yeh⁴-chʻêng².

Word Breakdown

Root: 葉城, -

Questions

What does yeh-ch'eng mean?: Alternative form of Yecheng (Kargilik)
Where does yeh-ch'eng come from?: From Mandarin 葉城 /叶城 (Yèchéng), Wade–Giles romanization: Yeh⁴-chʻêng².

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