hsiang-t'an
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.24 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Alternative form of Xiangtan.
Example Sentences
- "There the missionaries learned that they were to stay for a longer period, and they were lodged in a shed surrounded by rice fields. This was different from what they had expected, because they had been told in Canton that Father Ts’ai had arranged for a place in Hsiang-t’an. They therefore wished to proceed to Hsiang-t’an, but since that was impossible under the circumstances, they asked Liu Shêng-tuan to be their messenger to Father Liu asking him to come to them."
- "In the city of Hsiang-t'an, before the Ch'ien-lung period (1736-1795), there were numerous mansions of gentry members who had been officeholders."
- "In July, 1951, Hua was transferred to Hsiang-t'an as county Party secretary. Although technicially not a promotion, this new assignment afforded Hua greater opportunities, because Hsiang-t'an county was larger, encompassed a large municipality for greater exposure and, most importantly, included Shao-shan, Mao's home town. During this one year assignment, Hua concentrated on organizing and implementing mutual aid teams (MATs) and monitoring the counties' efforts in the Anti-Locust Campaign."
- "The most ambitious undertaking of the commission was the effort to establish a heavy-industry zone at Changsha and Hsiang-t'an in Hunan province."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: 湘潭, -