Ying.
A surname from Mandarin.
Meaning & usage
A surname from Mandarin.
In present-day Mandarin, the First Emperor's real name is read as Ying Zheng.
A county of Shuozhou, Shanxi, China.
An ancient city in Hubei, China, a former capital of the state of Chu.
Synonym of Cheng, ancient city and former state in Shaanxi, China.
Where this word comes from
From various romanizations of the Mandarin pronunciations of various Chinese names, including 應 /应 (Yīng or Yìng), 郢 (Yǐng), and 嬴 (Yíng).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.