"Ying" meaning in English

See Ying in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Yings [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Chinese, mainly Chinese 應/应. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|zh|-}} Chinese, {{der|en|zh|應}} Chinese 應/应 Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Yings}} Ying (plural Yings)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Ying-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A county of Shuozhou, Shanxi, China. Categories (place): Counties of China, Places in China, Places in Shanxi Translations (county; surname): (Chinese Mandarin), (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-Ying-en-name-BKNXZs1f Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of 'county; surname': 36 64

Inflected forms

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