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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
qín | qin2
English translation
the Qin dynasty (eponymous for China)

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Number of strokes

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Traditional form

秦 qín

Contains the radical

禾 hé

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

Etymology of 秦 qín

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Positional decomposition

⿱？禾 hé

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秦地罗敷女 nǚ ,采 cǎi 桑 Sāng 绿水 lǜ shuǐ 边 biān .

The lovely Lo Fo of the western land Plucks mulberry leaves by the waterside.

Words with 秦 qín

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
秦 qín surname Qin秦 qín
秦朝 Qín cháo Qin Dynasty (221-207 BC)秦朝 Qín cháo
秦始皇 Qín Shǐ huáng Qin Shihuang (259-210 BC), the first emperor秦始皇 Qín Shǐ huáng
秦皇岛 Qín huáng dǎo Qinhuangdao prefecture level city in Hebei秦皇島
秦国 Qín guó the state of Qin, one of the seven states of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)秦國
先秦 xiān Qín pre-Qin, Chinese history up to the foundation of the Qin imperial dynasty in 221 BC先秦 xiān Qín
秦汉 Qín Hàn the Qin (221-207 BC) and Han (206 BC-220 AD) dynasties秦漢
秦岭 Qín lǐng Qinling mountain range in Shaanxi forming natural barrier between Guanzhong plain 關中平原|关中平原 Guān zhōng píng yuán [Guān​zhōng​píng​yuán] and Han River 漢水|汉水 Hàn shuǐ [Hàn​shuǐ] valley秦嶺
秦军 Qín jūn the Qin army (model for the terracotta warriors)秦軍
秦桧 Qín Huì Qin Hui (1090-1155 AD), Song Dynasty official said to have betrayed General Yue Fei 岳飛|岳飞 Yuè Fēi [Yuè​Fēi]秦檜
苏秦 Sū Qín Su Qin (340-284 BC), political strategist of the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家|纵横家 Zòng héng jiā [Zòng​héng​jiā] during the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)蘇秦
秦腔 Qín qiāng Shaanxi opera秦腔 Qín qiāng
秦皇岛市 Qín huáng dǎo shì Qinhuangdao prefecture level city in Hebei秦皇島市
秦淮区 Qín huái qū Qinhuai district of Nanjing City 南京市 Nán jīng shì in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏 Jiāng sū 秦淮區
前秦 Qián Qín Former Qin of the Sixteen Kingdoms (351-395)前秦 Qián Qín
秦代 Qín dài Qin dynasty (221-207 BC), founded by the first emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇 Qín Shǐ huáng [Qín​Shǐ​huáng], the first dynasty to rule the whole of China秦代 Qín dài
后秦 Hòu Qín Later Qin of the Sixteen Kingdoms (384-417)後秦
西秦 Xī Qín Western Qin of the Sixteen Kingdoms (385-431)西秦 Xī Qín
大秦 Dà Qín Han Dynasty term for the Roman Empire 羅馬帝國|罗马帝国 Luó mǎ Dì guó [Luó​mǎ​Dì​guó]大秦 Dà Qín
秦淮 Qín huái Qinhuai district of Nanjing City 南京市 Nán jīng shì in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏 Jiāng sū 秦淮 Qín huái
秦安 Qín ān Qin'an county in Tianshui 天水 Tiān shuǐ [Tiān​shuǐ], Gansu秦安 Qín ān
朝秦暮楚 zhāo Qín mù Chǔ serve Qin in the morning Chu in the evening (idiom); quick to switch sides朝秦暮楚 zhāo Qín mù Chǔ
秦穆公 Qín Mù gōng Duke Mu of Qin, the first substantial king of Qin (ruled 659-621 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸 Chūn qiū Wǔ bà 秦穆公 Qín Mù gōng

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