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Ching Ming

Ching Ming is the alternative form of Qingming.

Meaning of Qingming

Proper noun

Qingming

  1. The first day of the fifth solar term in the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar, the 15th day after the Spring equinox (April 4 or 5).
  2. (China) Synonym of Tomb Sweeping Day, a Chinese holiday observed on that day.
    • Although the Hui in the northwest do not celebrate the Han holidays of Zhongqiu, Qingming, or even Chun Jie (Spring Festival), the Hui in most of China's cities gladly participate.2020, Dru C. Gladney, Muslim Chinese..., page 192

Origin of Ching Ming

From the Wade-Giles romanization of Mandarin Chinese 清明 (Qīngmíng, "pure brightness").

Questions about Ching Ming

What is Ching Ming the alternative form of?
Ching Ming is the alternative form of Qingming.

Words near Ching Ming in the dictionary

  1. chinfuls
  2. ching
  3. ching bo leung
  4. ching chong
  5. ching chongs
  6. Ching Ming
  7. Ching Ming Festival
  8. Ching-chiang
  9. ching-chong
  10. Ching-chou
  11. Ching-hung

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Ching Ming (page history and authors); Qingming (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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