- Ying(bound form) Ying, the ancient capital city of the kingdom of 楚 during the Zhou Dynasty; located in modern-day Jiangling, Hubei Province
- 书 書 nounlettera letter; mail or correspondence
- Yan statea vassal state during the Zhou dynasty and one of the seven warring states, located in present-day northern Hebei and western Liaoning
- 说 說 verbto explainto explain; to illustrate; to clarify a point or reasoning