Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ying

/ˈjɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.28 in modern English

Syllables: ying
IPA: /ˈjɪŋ/

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of ching (“knife”).

Slang

verb

Alternative form of ching (“to stab”).

Slang

name

A surname from Mandarin.

name

A county of Shuozhou, Shanxi, China.

name

An ancient city in Hubei, China, a former capital of the state of Chu.

name

Synonym of Cheng, ancient city and former state in Shaanxi, China.

Example Sentences

"Swing my ying-ying, tryna turn man history Masking my face, so I’m so mystery […] Put rips in his teeth like fashion Swing my ying-yang Tryna do him with a passion […] I’m trying to inch up my ying"
"The man just comin so fast They all like some fucking athletes Got me screaming “where is your ying?” Like Imma tryna get you in the backstreets"
"Swing it, ying it, Hit man’s chest T-deadly"
"In present-day Mandarin, the First Emperor's real name is read as Ying Zheng."
"The Liao were responsible for building the tallest and oldest extant wooden pagoda, the famous Timber Pagoda in Ying county, Shanxi."
"This magnificent 900-year-old five-story pagoda in the Fugong Monastery in Ying County, Shanxi, is the oldest and largest wooden pagoda in China and one of very few ancient wooden structures to have survived earthquakes, fire and other ravages of time, apparently none the worse for wear."

Etymology

From various romanizations of the Mandarin pronunciations of various Chinese names, including 應 /应 (Yīng or Yìng), 郢 (Yǐng), and 嬴 (Yíng).

Origin

Source language: Chinese

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

yings (plural) yings (present, singular) yinging (participle, present) yinged (participle, past) yinged (past)

Synonyms

Cheng ancient city and former state in Shaanxi China

Rhymes With

thing bring king spring ring wing sing string swing beijing singh ing

Questions

How do you pronounce ying?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈjɪŋ/.
What does ying mean?: Alternative form of ching (“knife”).
Where does ying come from?: It is traced to Chinese.

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