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🔔 To ring 🔔 A ringing sound 🥁 Small metal cymbals
ching

ching

9.9
A small pair of metal cymbals used in traditional Southeast Asian music to mark the beat
  • noun
translation icon : cymbales
  • The musician played the ching to keep the rhythm steady during the performance.

Examples

  • In traditional Thai music, the ching is often used to mark the beat.

  • She learned how to play the ching as part of her study of Southeast Asian instruments.

  • The musician played the ching beautifully during the performance.

  • Can you hear the chings in the background?

  • In traditional Thai music, the ching is often used to mark the beat.

  • The musician played the ching to keep the rhythm steady during the performance.

  • She learned how to play the ching as part of her study of Southeast Asian instruments.

Synonyms

cymbal
vsching
13 3.9

A thin round metal plate that makes a loud ringing sound when struck

is smaller and paired in Southeast Asian music to mark rhythm

Compounds

ba-dum ching
  • Informal
9.9

A short musical drum sound played after a joke to show it is funny

How Loud

gong
30 3.2
cymbal
13 3.9
ching
9.9

Surface Forms

ching singular
chings plural

Etymology

Ching for the small cymbals comes from Thai ฉิ่ง, the little metal plates used in traditional Thai music. They make a quick 'ching' sound to mark the beat, which is why the instrument is called ching.