jing
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Jing¹
- /ˈd͡ʒɪŋ/
- /ˈt͡ʃɪŋ/
Rhymes with -ɪŋ
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Mandarin 京 (jīng), as in 京族 (Jīngzú).
Jing²
- /ˈd͡ʒɪŋ/
- /ˈt͡ʃɪŋ/
Rhymes with -ɪŋ
Where it comes from
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 涇 /泾 (Jīng), as in 涇河／泾河 (Jīnghé) or 涇水／泾水.
proper noun
- A river in China, a tributary of the Wei.
Jing³
- /ˈd͡ʒɪŋ/
- /ˈt͡ʃɪŋ/
Rhymes with -ɪŋ
proper noun
- A transliteration of the Mandarin surname 井 (jǐng)
- A transliteration of the Mandarin surname 景
- A transliteration of the Mandarin surname 京 (jīng)
- A transliteration of the Mandarin surname 荊 /荆 (jīng)
- A transliteration of the Mandarin surname 經 /经 or 经
- A transliteration of the Mandarin surname 更
- A transliteration of the Mandarin surname 敬 (jìng)
- A transliteration of the Mandarin surname 靖 (jìng)
jing⁴
Where it comes from
From Chinese 精 (jīng, “essence”).
noun
- According to traditional Chinese medicine, a dense essence stored in the kidneys that is the material basis for the physical body. It is yin in nature.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: taiping, beijing, jin, king, scenic, path, syllable, net, view, drive, ching, quiet, richland, putin, shizuka, gunther
Translations
Talk about this word "jing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/jing. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. jing. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/jing "jing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/jing.Cite this
@misc{jing_2026,
title = {jing},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jing},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
