Ch’ing
/tʃɪŋ/noun
An older English and Wade–Giles romanization of Qing, referring especially to China’s Qing dynasty (1644–1912).
Did you know?The dynasty’s Chinese name was 清, a character associated with clarity and blue-green color, though historians caution that its precise political naming symbolism remains debated.
Etymological Timeline
Old Chinese
Old Chinese
清
“Clear, pure, or limpid; the character later used in the dynasty’s name”
Middle Chinese
Middle Chinese
tsheng
“The pronunciation of 清 in medieval Chinese”
17th Century
Manchu/Chinese
Daicing gurun / 大清
“The Great Qing state; the Manchu imperial dynasty established in China”
19th Century
Wade–Giles
Ch’ing
“An English romanization of the Mandarin name, using an apostrophe to mark its aspirated initial”
Modern English
English
Qing
“The standard modern pinyin spelling, also used for the Qing dynasty and related Chinese names”