Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yuanqu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: Yuan-qu
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A county of Yuncheng, Shanxi, China.

Example Sentences

"In the fluvial deposits which have developed to the west of the village of T'ungeshanchen in Yuanchu County of Shenhsi^([sic – meaning Shanhsi]) Province, one can find the Nihewan fauna (Axis rugosus, etc.)."
"Rescuers prepare to rescue villagers who are stranded in a flooding river in Yuanqu county, north China's Shanxi province July 30, 2007."
"After a 10-year fight for compensation, a Hong Kong businessman who says he is owed millions after his company was hijacked by officials in Yuanqu county, Shanxi, has received less than a third of his investment back."

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 垣曲.

Word Breakdown

Root: -, 垣曲

Questions

What does yuanqu mean?: A county of Yuncheng, Shanxi, China.
Where does yuanqu come from?: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 垣曲.

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