# qing

> English word · Noun · IPA /t͡ʃɪŋ/ · frequency rank #24,874

## Definitions
1. A sounding stone, a Chinese musical instrument.

## Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 磬 (qìng), ultimately onomatopoeic.

## Easily confused with
- **Qiu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qing-vs-qiu)
- **Quinn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qing-vs-quinn)
- **quint** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qing-vs-quint)
- **qi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qi-vs-qing)
- **qin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qin-vs-qing)
- **Qian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qian-vs-qing)
- **ching** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ching-vs-qing)

## Common misspellings (6)
`iqng`, `qign`, `qingg`, `qinng`, `qnig`, `qqing`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/qing