yu shan
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.17 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Alternative form of Yushan.
Example Sentences
- "The island is also in the earthquake and typhoon belts and violent rains, floods, winds and tremors are common. The highest point on the island is Yu Shan, 13,100 feet above sea level. Most of the country is flat, however."
- "Yu Shan or Jade Mountain, 3997 meters, is the highest mountain in Taiwan and all of east Asia. It is built of metamorphic rock, as are all the mountains in Taiwan. Getting to Yu Shan is an adventure in travel. There’s only one way to the mountain and that’s from Chaiyi."
- "Edwin V. Gatia of the Philippine Mountaineering Society visited Taiwan recently and scaled Mt. Yu Shan, which is 3,997 meters high and reputedly the highest mountain in northeast Asia."
- "The Hsinkao Shan is located west of the Chungyang Shan and includes Yu Shan among its peaks. Reaching an elevation of 13,113 feet, Yu Shan is the highest point on the island."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: 玉山, -