ting

Meanings

Interjection

• Used to represent the sound of a small bell.

Noun

• The sound made when a small bell is struck.
• An ancient Chinese vessel with legs and a lid.
• The apartment in a Chinese temple where the idol is kept.
• Thing, person.

Verb

• To make a high sharp sound like a small bell being struck.

Origin

• From Chinese 鼎.
• From English thing.