Ying

Ying

See also: ying

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Chinese, mainly Chinese 應／应.

Proper noun

Ying (plural Yings)

1. A surname.
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, →ISBN, LCCN 2001007638, OCLC 186413872, OL 15550478M, 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, Reader's Digest, →ISBN, LCCN 2004051061, OCLC 55870888, 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.

   • 2018 September 10, Wang, Zhuoqiong, “Fonterra sets up green farming program”, in China Daily‎, archived from the original on 11 September 2018:

     The New-Zealand company has implemented experimental programs in Ying County of Shanxi province and Yutian County in Hebei province.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Ying.

Translations

county; surname

Chinese: Mandarin: 應／应 (zh) Japanese: please add this translation if you can

Statistics

• 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.

Anagrams

• iyng