ching
/ˈt͡ʃɪŋ/noun, interjection, verb
ching is spelled C-H-I-N-G: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears 2.3 times per million words in written English, the 17,813th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ching means “A pair of small bowl-shaped finger cymbals made of thick and heavy bronze, used in the music of Thailand and Cambodia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ching is chings.
How many letters and syllables are in ching?
| Letters | 5: C-H-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.3 times per million words; the 17,813th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is ching?
Ching appears 2.3 times per million words in written English, the 17,813th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce ching?
- US /ˈt͡ʃɪŋ/
Ching has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-ching.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with ching
Also written: ying.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with ching?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as ching from its last stressed vowel (/ɪŋ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of ching
- chings plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- chinging participle, present
- chinged participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ching mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A pair of small bowl-shaped finger cymbals made of thick and heavy bronze, used in the music of Thailand and Cambodia.
- 2
A ringing sound, as of metal or glass being struck.
- 3
slangMoney (from the sound of a cash register ringing up an amount).
- 4
A high-pitched mating call made by the male kakapo.
- 5
slangA knife.
- 6
ScotlandslangCocaine.
interjection
- 1
The sound of metal or glass clinking.
verb
- 1
To chink or clink; to make a ringing sound, as of metal or glass being struck.
The cutlery was chinging as the boat swayed around on the sea.
- 2
slangTo stab.
- 3
Of the male kakapo: to make its high-pitched mating call.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ching come from?
Borrowed from Thai ฉิ่ง (chìng).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).