name
Meaning 1
A river in China, a tributary of the Wei.
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Standard Lemma guide
Jing
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈd͡ʒɪŋ/
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/ˈt͡ʃɪŋ/
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jĭng
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CMU ARPABET: JH IH1 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A transliteration of the Mandarin surname 井 (jǐng)
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name
Meaning 3
A transliteration of the Mandarin surname 景
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name
Meaning 4
A transliteration of the Mandarin surname 京 (jīng)
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name
Meaning 5
A transliteration of the Mandarin surname 荊 /荆 (jīng)
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name
Meaning 6
A transliteration of the Mandarin surname 經 /经 or 经
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name
Meaning 7
A transliteration of the Mandarin surname 更
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name
Meaning 8
A transliteration of the Mandarin surname 敬 (jìng)
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name
Meaning 9
A transliteration of the Mandarin surname 靖 (jìng)
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noun
Meaning 10
An ethnic Vietnamese, in reference to those whose lands are in China.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: Gin, Kinh
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noun
Meaning 11
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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History
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 涇 /泾 (Jīng), as in 涇河/泾河 (Jīnghé) or 涇水/泾水.
Borrowed from Mandarin 京 (jīng), as in 京族 (Jīngzú).
From Chinese 精 (jīng, “essence”).
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 涇河 /泾河 (Jīnghé) — river
- Chinese Mandarin: 涇水 /泾水 — river
- Chinese Mandarin: 精 (jīng) — essence
- Japanese: 精 (sei) — essence