"jing" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Chinese 精 (jīng, “essence”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|zh|-}} Chinese Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} jing (uncountable)
  1. According to traditional Chinese medicine, a dense essence stored in the kidneys that is the material basis for the physical body. It is yin in nature. Tags: uncountable Related terms: jing-jang, jing ping Translations (essence): (jīng) (Chinese Mandarin), (sei) (alt: せい) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-jing-en-noun-c19qc3PN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Hanyu Pinyin, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hanyu Pinyin: 16 78 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 35 59 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 58 2 2 2
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