Surname Overview
Surname and Pronunciation
Ying is a surname, spelled Yíng in pinyin and pronounced yíng in Modern Mandarin.
Ying Surname
Population reference (not a current census): 4Ying / Ying
Origins
Surname of Shaohao
Shuowen explains Ying as the surname of the Shaohao lineage; Duan Yucai's note states that Qin, Xu, Jiang, Huang, Tan, and Ju were all surnamed Ying.
Common Qin-Zhao Origin
The ancestors of Qin and Zhao are described as descendants of the Ying surname, with their earliest common ancestry traced to Zhuanxu.
Reference: 秦始皇和赵武灵王同嬴姓赵氏，为何嬴政不叫赵政，赵雍不叫嬴雍？_赵两国_秦国_地位
Clan Branches
The Ying surname developed branches including Qin, Zhao, Xu, and Huang; the Zhao branch was associated with the fief of Zhao City.
Historical Records
Textual Definition
Shuowen Jiezi defines Ying as the surname of the Shaohao lineage and analyzes its form as composed of 女 with 羸省 as the phonetic element.
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