hsia-men
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.14 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Alternative form of Xiamen.
Example Sentences
- "They sailed from the great seaport of Cathay: Zaiton (modern Hsia-men), in a fleet of fourteen ships brought together on Kublai's orders. The ships Marco described were far bigger than anything built in Europe at that time."
- "After Li Tan's death in 1625, Hsu Hsin-su (許心素), leader of the Chang-chou people dwelling in and around the city of Hsia-men (廈門, or Amoy), emerged as his successor."
- "He went to Hsia-men with his fellow townsman Wu Chen-hsing in 1922, and engaged in brewery in the beginning before devoting himself to tung oil soaked paper umbrella manufacturing."
- "Chinese traders, mostly from the southern ports of Amoy (Hsia-men) and Canton, took raw silk, fabrics, and apparel to Manila, where these cargoes were sold for silver and carried back for sale in the New World."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: -, 廈門//厦門//厦门