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jing

/ˈd͡ʒɪŋ/

jing 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.

Noun (1)

jing (uncountable)

  1. 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.

Noun (2) capitalized: Jing

Jing (plural Jings)

  1. An ethnic Vietnamese, in reference to those whose lands are in China.
    Synonyms:
    Gin, Kinh

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Jing

Jing

  1. A river in China, a tributary of the Wei.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Jing

Jing

  1. A transliteration of the Mandarin surname 井 (jǐng)
  2. A transliteration of the Mandarin surname 景
  3. A transliteration of the Mandarin surname 京 (jīng)
  4. A transliteration of the Mandarin surname 荊 /荆 (jīng)
  5. A transliteration of the Mandarin surname 經 /经 or 经
  6. A transliteration of the Mandarin surname 更
  7. A transliteration of the Mandarin surname 敬 (jìng)
  8. A transliteration of the Mandarin surname 靖 (jìng)

jing meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

jing in Hindi

जिंग, जींग

jing in Tamil

ஜிங்

jing in Marathi

जिंग, जिँग

jing in Urdu

جینگ
More languagesFewer languages
jing in Bengali
জিং, জিঙ
jing in Telugu
జింగ్
jing in Malayalam
ജിങ്, ജിംഗ്
jing in Kannada
ಜಿಂಗ್
jing in Punjabi
ਜਿੰਗ
jing in Gujarati
જિંગ, જીંગ
jing in Odia
ଜିଙ୍ଗ, ଜିଙ୍ଗ୍
jing in Nepali
जिङ, जिङ्ग

Synonyms of jing

Forms of jing

pluralJings
alternative formGin

Origin of jing

From Chinese 精 (jīng, “essence”).

Borrowed from Mandarin 京 (jīng), as in 京族 (Jīngzú).

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 涇 /泾 (Jīng), as in 涇河/泾河 (Jīnghé) or 涇水/泾水.

Phrases with jing

Words that rhyme with jing

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Questions about jing

What does jing mean?
Jing means 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.
What is jing in Hindi?
Jing in Hindi is जिंग, जींग. See Jing meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is jing?
Jing can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce jing?
Jing is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɪŋ/.
What is the plural of jing?
The plural of jing is Jings.

Words near jing in the dictionary

  1. jine
  2. jineology
  3. Jines
  4. Jineses
  5. Jinfeng
  6. jing
  7. jing ping
  8. Jing'an
  9. jing-bang
  10. jing-jang
  11. jingal

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Adapted from Wiktionary: jing (page history and authors); Jing (page history and authors); jing (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jing (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jing (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jing (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jing (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jing (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jing (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jing (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jing (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jing (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jing (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jing (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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