Xisha
Xi·sha/ʃiːˈʃɑː/proper noun
Xisha is spelled X-I-S-H-A: 5 letters and 2 syllables (Xi·sha). It appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a proper noun, Xisha means “Synonym of Paracel Islands: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Xisha?
| Letters | 5: X-I-S-H-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: Xi·sha |
| In writing | about once in every 76 million words; the 275,970th 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 Xisha?
Xisha appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th 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 Xisha?
- /ʃiːˈʃɑː/
Xisha has 2 syllables, split Xi·sha in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Xisha.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Xisha
- Hsisha
- Hsi-sha
- Sisha
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Xisha mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
proper noun
- 1
Synonym of Paracel Islands: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
- 2
A district of Sansha, Hainan, China, which includes Xisha (Paracel Islands) and Zhongsha (claimed areas encompass areas administered or claimed by China (PRC), the Philippines, Taiwan (ROC), and Vietnam).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Xisha come from?
c. mid 20th c., from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 西沙 (Xīshā, literally “western sand”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).