A sounding stone, a Chinese musical instrument.
A group of bronzes of the late Western Chou were uncovered in Chingshan County, Hupeh Province, and 25 pieces of stone ching (musical chimes) with a painted design of the State of Chu were found in Chiangling County of the same province.
Qing dynasty (1644–1912), the last imperial dynasty of China.
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 磬 (qìng), ultimately onomatopoeic.
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