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kinqing
/ˈkɪn.tɕɪŋ/ (KIN-ching, with Mandarin q as /tɕ/; English approximation "KIN-ting" acceptable)
core · entered the canon 2026-04-24
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
Evidential structure
The carved decomposition bears no affix — content stones only.