Definition of "ching" [ching]

• A pair of small bowl-shaped finger cymbals made of thick and heavy bronze. (noun)
• Used to represent the sound of metal or glass clinking. (interjection)
• A ringing sound, as of metal or glass being struck. (noun)
• Money (from the sound of a cash register ringing up an amount). (noun)
• To chink or clink; to make a ringing sound, as of metal or glass being struck. (verb)

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• "Smith notes, for example, that the Chinese word "ching" designates books that hold a special status in the lives of Buddhists, Taoists, and Confucians alike."
• "Ka-ching, is what my future therapist hears when I tell that story."
• "But that image of him asking random Chinese people to explain "ka-ching" is hilarious."