yen-ch'eng
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.29 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Alternative form of Yancheng.
Example Sentences
- "Under the reorganization the branch mill was designated as Dah Sun Mill No. 2. In subsequent years Chang Chien had ambitious plans for further expansion. Eventually four Dah Sun mills were established, two in Nan-t'ung and one each in Ch'ung-ming and Hai-men, although plans for the founding of mills in Ju-kao, Tung-t'ai, Yen-ch'eng, and elsewhere in Kiangsu were never realized."
- "Sources differ slightly on the location of the fifth branch. One report places this branch in Fou-ning, Kiangsu, headed by Ch'en I and Feng Ting. It was founded in September 1940 and originally situated in Yen-ch'eng."
- "The principal chien were Chia-hsing, Hsin-t'ing, Lin-p'ing and Lan-t'ing in the old kingdom of Wu south of the Yangtze and Yen-ch'eng and Hai-ling in the new Huai salines north of it."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: 鹽城, -