Ying

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

• enPR: yǐng

Ying (plural Yings)

1. A surname from Mandarin.

   In present-day Mandarin, the First Emperor's real name is read as Ying Zheng.

2. A county of Shuozhou, Shanxi, China.
   • 2002, Guo Daiheng, “The Liao, Song, Xi Xia, and Jin Dynasties”, in Nancy S. Steinhardt, editor, Chinese Architecture‎^[1], →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 136:

     The Liao were responsible for building the tallest and oldest extant wooden pagoda, the famous Timber Pagoda in Ying county, Shanxi.

   • 2004, Treasures of China‎^[2], Reader's Digest, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 120:

     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.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Ying.
3. (historical) An ancient city in Hubei, China, a former capital of the state of Chu.
4. (historical) Synonym of Cheng, ancient city and former state in Shaanxi, China.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ying is the 15043^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1964 individuals. Ying is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (89.92%) individuals.

• Leon E. Seltzer, editor (1952), “Yinghsien”, in The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World‎^[3], Morningside Heights, NY: Columbia University Press, →OCLC, page 2124, column 1: “Called Yingchow until 1912.”
• Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Ying Xian”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎^[4], volume 3, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 3528, column 2

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