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Ching (given name) Ching is a unisex given name of Chinese origin which may refer to: * Ching He Huang (born 1978), British-Taiwanese food writer and TV chef often referred to simply as Ching * Ching Ho Cheng (1946-1989), Cuban-born American artist * Ho Ching (born ...

, a unisex name *

Ching (surname) Ching is a Chinese and English surname. Origins As a Chinese surname, Chow may be a romanisation of the pronunciations in different varieties of Chinese of the following surnames, listed based on their Pinyin romanisation (which reflects the Mand ...

, a romanization of some Chinese surnames such as Cheng and Zhuang *

Ching Hammill James E. "Ching" Hammill III (September 28, 1902 – November 25, 1925) was an American football back. After playing college football for Connecticut Huskies football, Connecticut he played four seasons professionally, for a team in Bridgeport, C ...

(1902–1925), American football player * Ivan

Ching Johnson Ivan Wilfred "Ching" Johnson (December 7, 1897 – June 17, 1979) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the New York Rangers and New York Americans in the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1926 and 1938. He was an or ...

(1898–1979), Canadian National Hockey League player * Ching, nickname of

Willis Augustus Lee Willis Augustus "Ching" Lee Jr. (May 11, 1888 – August 25, 1945) was a vice admiral of the United States Navy during World War II. Lee commanded the American ships during the second night of the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal (November 14–15, 1 ...

(1888–1945), World War II US Navy vice admiral *

Ching Lau Lauro Ching Lau Lauro and Professor Ching were the stage names of a juggler and magician (1806?–1840; flourished 1827–1839) who performed outdoors and in theatres in London and the provinces. His real name is unknown; he was possibly Cornish and h ...

, stage name of an English magician popularly known as Ching (flourished 1827–1840), true identity unknown *

Ching Shih Zheng Yi Sao (1775–1844; born Shi Yang, a.k.a. Shi Xianggu), also known as Ching Shih, was a Chinese pirate leader who was active in the South China Sea from 1801 to 1810. Born as Shi Yang in 1775 to humble origins, she married a pirate name ...

(1775–1844), also known as Madame Ching, a notorious and highly successful Chinese pirate

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Ching (instrument) Ching (also spelled Chheng, km, ឈិង or Chhing, th, ฉิ่ง) are finger cymbals played in Cambodian and Thai theater and dance ensembles. Construction and use Joined by a cord that runs through the center, ching are bowl-shaped, about ...

, a Thai and Cambodian musical instrument * "Ching" (song), a single from Swami's album ''Equalize'' (2007) * Ching, a fictional 12-year-old Chinese swordswoman in the TV show ''Pucca'' *

Ching chong "Ching chong" and "ching chang chong" are ethnic slurs and racial pejorative terms sometimes used in English to mock the Chinese language, people of Chinese ancestry, or other people of East Asian descent perceived to be Chinese. The term is a ...

, and ching chang chong, pejorative terms that mock or play on the Chinese language or Asian people perceived to be Chinese or people of Chinese appearance *

Qing dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speak ...

of Imperial China, romanized as "Ch'ing" in Wade–Giles *

River Ching The River Ching is a tributary of the River Lea, flowing from Epping Forest, in southeast England. Course The Ching originates as a small stream from a spring at the foot of a tree in the southern part of Epping Forest, and flows through woodla ...

, a tributary of the River Lea in north east London

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