kinqing

/ˈkɪn.tɕɪŋ/ (KIN-ching, with Mandarin q as /tɕ/; English approximation "KIN-ting" acceptable)
core · entered the canon 2026-04-24
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kinqing, set in the YOUSPEAK script — a real font, not a picture

Definition

The bond-quality of a relation that persists structurally across silence or distance — a friendship or kinship that does not require maintenance-frequency because the mutual regard is internally stable; when re-entered after months or years, resumes without remedial explanation.

The gap it fills

the quality of a bond preserved across long silence or distance — a relation that does not require maintenance-frequency because the mutual regard is structural; when re-entered after months or years, resumes without awkwardness

The stones it is built from

Evidential structure

The carved decomposition bears no affix — content stones only.

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