Words · Less common
pinyin
6 letters · 4 distinct letters
- noun
The official phonetic system for transcribing the Mandarin pronunciations of Chinese characters into the Latin alphabet.
Why this word counts
- Where it comes from
- Listed in the English Speller Database at size 60: a larger list with less common words.
- How common it is
- Used about once in every 5 million words.
- In the spelling bee
- Daily answer A standard word with a definition we can show, so it can be a daily answer.