Ming vs Qing

Ming

name

  • A former dynasty in China, reigning from the end of the Yuan to the beginning of the Qing (Ching) 

  • A surname. 

  • A former empire in China, occupying the eastern half of modern China, as well as parts of Russia and northern Vietnam 

  • The pottery of the era, famed for its high quality 

  • A male or female given name 

  • The era of Chinese history during which the dynasty reigned 

noun

  • A member of the Ming dynasty 

Qing

name

  • Qing dynasty (1644–1912), the last imperial dynasty of China. 

How often have the words Ming and Qing occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )