Jing

Jing can refer to:

Software:

  • Jing (software), formerly Jing Project

Places:

  • Beijing, capital of China (name derives from Chinese jīng (京), "capital", part of Beijing (北京))
  • Jinghe County, also known as Jinghev, in Xinjiang, China
  • Jing County, Anhui, in China
  • Jing County, Hebei, in China

Concepts:

  • Jīng (經; classic/warp) (as in weaving)
  • Jing (Chinese medicine), a principle in Traditional Chinese medicine and Chinese martial arts, sometimes confused with jìn (勁; power),

Fictional characters:

  • King of Bandit Jing, also known as Jing: King of Bandits, a seven volume manga series by Yuichi Kumakura, and the related anime.
  • Jing King, a character in the Sly Cooper video game series.

Others:

  • Jing (surname), a Chinese surname
  • Jing (instrument), a large gong used in Korean traditional music
  • Gin people, an indigenous Vietnamese-speaking ethnic minority of China (also Kinh).

Famous quotes containing the word jing:

    ““next to of course god america i
    love you land of the pilgrims” and so forth oh
    say can you see by the dawn’s early my
    country ‘tis of centuries come and go
    and are no more what of it we should worry
    in every language even deafanddumb
    thy sons acclaim your glorious name by gorry
    by jing by gee by gosh by gum”
    —E.E. (Edward Estlin)