Jurchen
/ˈd͡ʒɜɹt͡ʃɛn/noun
Jurchen is spelled J-U-R-C-H-E-N: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Jurchen means “A member of a medieval and early modern Tungusic people, progenitors of the Manchus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Jurchen is Jurchens.
How many letters and syllables are in Jurchen?
| Letters | 7: J-U-R-C-H-E-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 44 million words; the 204,233rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Jurchen?
Jurchen appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Jurchen?
- UK /ˈd͡ʒɜːt͡ʃɛn/
- UK /ˈd͡ʒɜːt͡ʃən/
- US /ˈd͡ʒɜɹt͡ʃɛn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Jurchen.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Jurchen
- Jurchens plural
- Jurched
- Jurchet
- Jurgen
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Jurchen mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A member of a medieval and early modern Tungusic people, progenitors of the Manchus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Jurchen come from?
From a reconstruction of Jurchen *jörcen, attested via Middle Chinese 竹里真 (trjuwk li^X tsyin) and Khitan 𘲮𘯤𘰭 (*ju rả n), developed under the influence of Manchu ᠵᡠᡵᠴᡳᡨ (jurcit) and Classical Mongolian ᠵᠦᠷᠴᠢᠳ (ǰürčid). Vajda argues for a derivation from a Proto-Tungusic word meaning "reindeer people", cognate with the Orochs of Russia's Khabarovsk Province and the Oroks of Sakhalin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).