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Meaning of "sycee" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SYCEE

From Chinese saì sz fine silk; so called because the silver can be made into threads as fine as silk.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SYCEE

sycee  [saɪˈsiː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SYCEE

noun
adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sycee is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SYCEE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Sycee

A sycee was a type of silver or gold ingot currency used in China until the 20th century. The name derives from the Cantonese words meaning "fine silk". In North China, the word yuanbao, was used for similar ingots. This word is attested in the 19th-century English-language literature on Xinjiang and the trade between Xinjiang and British India as yamboo or yambu. Sycees were not denominated or made by a central mint and their value, like the value of the various silver coins and little pieces of silver in circulation at the end of the Qing dynasty, was determined by experienced moneyhandlers known as "shroffs," who estimated the appropriate discount based on the purity of the silver and evaluated the weight in taels and the progressive decimal subdivisions of the tael. When currency was normalized in Republican times, the old usage of denominating value by equivalent standard weight of silver survived in Cantonese slang in the common term for a ten-cent and a five-cent piece. Sycee were made by individual silversmiths for local exchange; consequently, the shape and amount of extra detail on each ingot were highly variable.

Definition of sycee in the English dictionary

The definition of sycee in the dictionary is silver ingots formerly used as a medium of exchange in China.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SYCEE


AFDC
ˌeɪɛfdiːˈsiː
besee
bɪˈsiː
emcee
ˌɛmˈsiː
farci
fɑːˈsiː
FEFC
ˌefiːefˈsiː
foresee
fɔːˈsiː
HUAC
ˌeɪtʃjuːeɪˈsiː
Jaycee
ˈdʒeɪˈsiː
licensee
ˌlaɪsənˈsiː
NSC
ˌɛnɛsˈsiː
NTSC
ˌentiesˈsiː
oversea
ˌəʊvəˈsiː
oversee
ˌəʊvəˈsiː
promisee
ˌprɒmɪˈsiː
SERC
ˌɛsiːɑːˈsiː
SRC
ɛsɑːˈsiː
subsea
sʌbˈsiː
Tennessee
ˌtɛnɪˈsiː
ULC
ˌjuːɛlˈsiː
USMC
ˌjuːɛsɛmˈsiː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SYCEE

sycamine
sycamore
sycamore tree
syce
sycee silver
sycomore
syconia
syconium
sycophancy
sycophant
sycophantic
sycophantical
sycophantically
sycophantise
sycophantish
sycophantishly
sycophantize
sycophantly
sycophantry
sycosis

WORDS THAT END LIKE SYCEE

abcee
agree
as far as I can see
at the top of the tree
bee
cee
coffee
committee
dee
degree
ee
employee
fee
feel free
for free
free
guarantee
lee
must-see
Sadducee

Synonyms and antonyms of sycee in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sycee» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SYCEE

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Translator English - Chinese

银锭
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sycee
570 millions of speakers

English

sycee
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

sycee
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

sycee
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

sycee
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sycee
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

sycee
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sycee
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Syet
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sycee
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

sycee
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

sycee
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sycee
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sycee
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

sycee
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Sycee
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sycee
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sycee
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sycee
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

sycee
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sycee
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

sycee
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

sycee
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

sycee
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

sycee
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sycee

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SYCEE»

The term «sycee» is used very little and occupies the 158.543 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SYCEE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sycee

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SYCEE»

Discover the use of sycee in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sycee and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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2013 Standard Catalog of World Coins - 1901-2000
All mints were ordered to use the same obverse and reverse designs, but to place a mint mark in the center of the obverse. SYCEE (INGOTS) Priorto 1889 the general coinage issued bythe Chinese government was the copper-alloy cash coin.
George S. Cuhaj, Thomas Michael, 2012
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Standard Catalog of World Coins - 1801-1900
These were the sycee ingots. It is not known when these ingots first came into use. Some sources date them to the Yuan (Mongol) dynasty but they are certainly much older. Examples are known from as far back as the Han dynasty (206 BC ...
George S. Cuhaj, 2012
3
Bullion and Foreign Exchanges theoretically and practically ...
Silver is generally cast into small shoe-shaped Bars, called Sycee. There are three difi'erent kinds of Sycee, viz: Haikwan Syeee, assayed and marked by the Government, varying in fineness, but on the average about 980 fine. Canton Sycee ...
Ernest SEYD, 1868
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Minutes of evidence taken before the select committee on the ...
In that you have taken the weight of the Sycee silver, containing the same weight of fine silver as if it had been a sicca rupee P—It is always turned into British standard. 1300. That is, you mean, supposing a sicca rupee and not Sycee silver to ...
‎1832
5
Coins of the World: East Asia
period (1280-1368) silver ingots and paper money had become the dominant currencies, especially for trade. The western explorers who traveled to China during this period (such as Marco Polo) mention both paper money and sycee but not ...
George S. Cuhaj, Thomas Michael, 2011
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The Economic Development of India Under the East India ...
In that you have taken the weight of the Sycee silver, containing the same weight of fine silver as if it had been a sicca rupee? - It is always turned into British standard. 1300. That is, you mean, supposing a sicca rupee and not Sycee silver to ...
K. N. Chaudhuri, 2010
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The Chinese Repository
SYCEE SILVER AND DOLLARS. — From the province of Chekeang, a repre. aentation has been made to the emperor, stating that sycee silver was exported from the country for the purchase of opium, &c., but that no law existed for the ...
Elijah Coleman Bridgman, Samuel Wells Williams, 1834
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A Practical Treatise on the China and Eastern Trade: ...
There are several descriptions of Sycee. The Hoppo Sycee is that in which the Hong merchant pays the duties arising from the foreign trade. That denominated the Salt, is what the duties on that article are discharged with. The salt forms one of ...
John Phipps, 1836
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Correspondence Relating to China: Presented to Both Houses ...
Precautions to be The purity and weight of the silver being in this manner rendered subject taken that sycee sil- to trial, the crafty deceitful character of the foreigners will have no room for ver be not export . exercismg itself in petty arts. But the ...
Great Britain. Parliament, 1840
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The Chinese Repository
The Chinese are good assayers, and we presume the results shown below are correct. '1'. M. c. c. 1. Twenty new rupees weighed before being melted - 6 2 0 3 Weighed afler being melted, remelted, and cast into a shoe of pure sycee silver ...
‎1845

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SYCEE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sycee is used in the context of the following news items.
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GALERI Numismatik di Sasana Kijang, Bank Negara. - Foto Salhani Ibrahim. SYCEE, bentuk kasut, mata wang yang digunakan China pada tahun 1820-1925. «Berita Harian, Jul 15»
2
Play'n GO Unveils Golden Legend Slot
The Golden Sycee is an illustrious boat that functions as the wild symbol, while the Foo Dog does not look like the pets found in any homes outside of fiction. «Online Casino Reports, Apr 15»
3
Impressive Rarities Set to Cross the Auction Block in Stack's Bowers …
Following the World Coins is a selection of Ancient Chinese coins and Sycee. A very rare and important gold medal commemorating the establishment of the ... «CoinWeek, Mar 15»
4
Symbolically Celebrating the Lunar New Year
Its shape is similar to the sycee, which was a form of currency in China until the 20th century, and therefore represents prosperity. It also symbolizes family unity ... «Daily Nexus, Feb 15»
5
GOODS | Bambudda's “Dumpling Festival” Set To Celebrate …
Dumplings can also be a symbol of prosperity, their boat-like shape modeled after the sycee, a form of silver or gold currency used in China until the 20th ... «Scout Magazine, Feb 15»
6
Prices soar in hot Hong Kong bidding
They consisted of ancient types, cash, sycee, and milled Chinese coins with separate sections for issues of Hong Kong and the People's Republic. The auction ... «NumisMaster.com, Sep 14»
7
Create Your Unique Warrior by Makeover System of Swordsman
Remember, you can get your Beautician's Note from inside the Marketplace under the Fashion - Utility Tab for 750 Sycee. Keep your eyes open for when it goes ... «MMORPG News, Aug 14»
8
THE COMING TWO-STAGE RALLY IN SILVER
Currency exchange, sycee casting, and assaying became general practice. Silver's importance as currency increased significantly in the early Yuan Dynasty ... «SilverSeek.com, Jul 14»
9
Stack's Bowers Hong Kong Auction Tops $7M in Numismatic Sales
SYCEE. Jiangxi Fangbao. Provincial Square Ingot. 50 Tael Local Tax Ingot, Year 28 First Month (February 1902). Realized $26,290 vs. a $10,000-15,000 ... «CoinNews.net, Apr 14»
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Ancient, Ethnographic Art headline sale at Artemis Gallery LIVE …
... comes to a close with a Chinese Qing Dynasty 50 Taels Silver Sycee, a major form of Chinese currency for a period of more than one thousand years (Lot 78I). «ArtfixDaily, Mar 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Sycee [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/sycee>. Apr 2024 ».
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