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Jing

/ˈd͡ʒɪŋ/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A transliteration of the Mandarin surname 敬 (jìng)
  2. A transliteration of the Mandarin surname 井 (jǐng)
  3. A transliteration of the Mandarin surname 京 (jīng)
  4. 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.
  5. A transliteration of the Mandarin surname 靖 (jìng)
  6. An ethnic Vietnamese, in reference to those whose lands are in China.
  7. A transliteration of the Mandarin surname 經 /经 or 经
  8. A river in China, a tributary of the Wei.
  9. A transliteration of the Mandarin surname 荊 /荆 (jīng)
  10. A transliteration of the Mandarin surname 景
  11. A transliteration of the Mandarin surname 更

Etymology / origin

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

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