Ying may refer to:
People
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Yíng
Yíng () is an ancient Chinese surname. It was the noble house name of the Qin state during the Eastern Zhou dynasty, and the royal name of the subsequent Qin dynasty. Yíng Zheng was the first emperor of the unified Chinese empire.
Ying was ...
(嬴), a Chinese surname, the ancestral name of Qin Shi Huang, first Emperor of China in the Qin Dynasty, and some contemporary rival royal families such as the
Zhao Zhao may refer to:
* Zhao (surname) (赵), a Chinese surname
** commonly spelled Chao in Taiwan or up until the early 20th century in other regions
** Chiu, from the Cantonese pronunciation
** Cho (Korean surname), represent the Hanja 趙 (Chine ...
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Yīng
Yīng () is a Chinese surname. It is not a common surname in China.
In the Zhou Dynasty of China, one prince of the King Wu of Zhou (the first king of the Zhou Dynasty) was enfeoffed the land called Ying, and the offspring of the prince used Ying ...
(应), a Chinese surname from the Zhou Dynasty
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Xing (surname)
Xing (Chinese: 邢) is a Chinese surname. There are two hypothesized sources for the extant catalogue of surnames:
1. According to the '' Yuanhe Xing Zuan'', Xing is originated from Ji ( 姬), the royal family of Zhou Dynasty in China. T ...
(邢), also spelled Ying based on its Cantonese pronunciation
Places
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Ying (state)
Ying () was a minor kingdom in eastern China that existed from circa 1030 BCE to 646 BCE. Sometime after its establishment it became a vassal state of the Western Zhou, which extended into the Spring and Autumn period. Ying briefly became a vassal ...
(應國), feudal state in Henan during the Zhou dynasty
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Ying River
The Ying River () is the largest tributary of the Huai River with its origin in Henan Province, People's Republic of China. From Zhoukou City in Henan the river flows through Fuyang City in Anhui Province then empties into the Huai River at Zh ...
(颖河), in Dengfeng, Henan Province, China
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Ying (Chu)
Ying (, ''Yǐng'') was a capital city of the State of Chu during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods of Chinese history.
In the early years of Chu's development, the state capital was located at Danyang, near modern-day Xichuan Coun ...
(郢), capital of the ancient State of Chu
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Ying County
Ying County or Yingxian () is a county in the north of Shanxi province, China. It is the easternmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Shuozhou.
Ying County is best known for the Pagoda of Fogong Temple, which is built in 1056 ...
(應縣), in Shuozhou, Shanxi Province, China
Other uses
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Ying Quartet, a string quartet
See also
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Yin and yang
Yin and yang ( and ) is a Chinese philosophical concept that describes opposite but interconnected forces. In Chinese cosmology, the universe creates itself out of a primary chaos of material energy, organized into the cycles of yin and ya ...
, often misspelled Ying
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Yingzhou (disambiguation)
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Prince Ying (disambiguation)
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