# qing

Pronunciation: say "CHING" /t͡ʃɪŋ/

## Noun

1. A traditional Chinese percussion instrument consisting of a sounding stone that produces a clear, pitched tone when struck.
   - Simple: A Chinese musical instrument made from a flat, carved stone that rings when you strike it.
   - _A single qing hung in the frame, ringing softly when the player tapped it with a mallet._
   - _In the ancestral temple, the qing sounded to mark each phase of the ceremony._

## Origin

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 磬 (qìng), which is ultimately onomatopoeic.

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