You Collection, Lower Volume
Radical: City (yì)
Ying
Kangxi Stroke Count: 14
Page 1272, Entry 08
Pronounced ying (falling tone) — Tang Yun
Pronounced ying — Jiyun, Yunhui
Pronounced ying — Zhengyun
The capital of the state of Chu, located ten li north of Jiangling in Nan Commandery. — Shuowen
At the Battle of Bi, Zizhong advised: "Nan Ying and the state of Zheng are thousands of li apart." — Gongyang Commentary, Year 12 of Duke Xuan
According to the "Liushu Gu": Ying was the place where the state of Chu established its capital. It is now Jiangling County in Jiangling Prefecture. Zixi moved Ying to Ruo, and King Kaolie of Chu moved himself to Shouchun, also naming it Ying. Although the name is the same, the location is different.
Also, a name for a solar term. — Zihui Bu
"Twelve small Ying, twelve middle Ying." — Guanzi, Chapter on Young Officials
Rhymes with cheng (rising tone), pronounced ying — Ying Shao, Fengsu Tongyi
Duan Ganmu lived in seclusion and slept soundly to protect the state of Wei; Shen Baoxu's feet were worn with calluses to preserve the capital Ying. Guan Zhong enjoyed the wealth of the three returns and used red strings for his zither; Yan Pingzhong declined his enfeoffment and washed his cap strings.
Sometimes abbreviated as.