zhejiang
/t͡ʃəˈt͡ʃjɑŋ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English
28
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The kiln site actually responsible for such refinement has so far not been located. Shao-hsing, Chechiang Province, is commonly considered their point of origin since so many jars have been unearthed from tombs in that district.[...]It would take until the late third century for the potters of Chechiang to reduce the amount of oxygen in their kilns to the extent necessary for the formation of the glaze color which we call celadon green."
- "In the eastern province of Zhejiang, drivers are tested at highway exits before they can enter."
- "But Wang, who ran a bubble tea shop in an economic backwater in eastern China, says he has neither the money nor the skills to look for a school or job in the US. After graduating from a vocational high school in 2008, Wang worked in graphic design for a few years in eastern Zhejiang province. Frustrated by low wages and stagnant career growth, he switched to online retail, riding a boom in China’s internet sector."
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 浙江 (literally “crooked river”), from a former name of the Qiantang River.
Word Breakdown
- Root: -, 浙江
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /t͡ʃəˈt͡ʃjɑŋ/
- British English: /t͡ʃɪˈt͡ʃjɑːŋ/
Inflected Forms
Zhe Jiang (alternative)
Chekiang (alternative, obsolete)
Che-kiang (alternative, obsolete)
Tche-kian (alternative, obsolete)
Tche-kiang (alternative, obsolete)
Chequiam (alternative, obsolete)
Cechian (alternative, obsolete)
Chertam (alternative, obsolete)
Che-keang (alternative)
Che-kyang (alternative)
Jhejiang (alternative)