Hyphenation of Shanghai

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word Shanghai? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

Shang-hai

Definitions of Shanghai:

1.	The largest city of China Located in the east on the Pacific One of the largest ports in the world
2.	Take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship The men were shanghaied after being drugged

Synonyms of Shanghai:

noun	Shanghai, city, metropolis, urban center, port
verb	impress, kidnap, nobble, abduct, snatch

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.