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秦

Qín

Character

What 秦 means

1. surname Qin
2. Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor {秦始皇|Qín Shǐ huáng}
3. short name for {陕西|Shǎn xī}

Example sentences

• 最早的琵琶大约在秦朝时期发明的。
  Zuì zǎo de pípa dàyuē zài Qíncháo shíqī fāmíng de.
  The first lute was invented during the Qin dynasty.
• 惜秦皇汉武，略输文采；唐宗宋祖，稍逊风骚。一代天骄，成吉思汗，只识弯弓射大雕。俱往矣，数风流人物，还看今朝。
  Emperor Qin Shi Huang and Emperor Wu of Han, though remarkable in their achievements, somewhat lacked in literary grace; Emperor Taizong of Tang and Emperor Taizu of Song, though commendable in their elegance, still fall slightly short in their brilliance. The proud conqueror, Genghis Khan, knew only how to bend the bow and shoot great eagles. All of them are now bygone, and if you want to count the truly remarkable figures, look to the present age.

Words starting with 秦

• 秦始皇Qín Shǐ huángQin Shihuang (259-210 BC), the first emperor
• 秦国Qín guóthe state of Qin, one of the seven states of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)
• 秦汉Qín Hànthe Qin (221-207 BC) and Han (206 BC-220 AD) dynasties
• 秦岭Qín lǐngQinling Mountain Range in Shaanxi forming a natural barrier between the Guanzhong Plain…
• 秦腔Qín qiāngQinqiang, an opera style popular in northwest China, possibly originating in Ming dynasty…
• 秦桧Qín HuìQin Hui (1090-1155 AD), Song Dynasty official said to have betrayed General Yue Fei 岳飞
• 秦朝Qín cháoQin Dynasty (221-207 BC)
• 秦淮河Qín huái HéQinhuai River, a tributary of the Yangtze that flows through central Nanjing
• 秦皇岛市Qín huáng dǎo ShìQinhuangdao, prefecture-level city in Hebei Province 河北省
• 秦代Qín dàiQin dynasty (221-207 BC), founded by the first emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇
• 秦末Qín mòthe end of the Qin dynasty 207 BC
• 秦椒Qín jiāo(dialect) hot pepper (long and thin); same as 花椒
• 秦火Qín huǒthe Qin burning of the books in 212 BC
• 秦牧Qín MùQin Mu (1919-1992), educator and prolific writer
• 秦军Qín jūnthe Qin army (model for the terracotta warriors)
• 秦陵Qín língthe tomb of the First Emperor at Mt Li 骊山
• 秦吉了qín jí liǎomythical talking bird; mynah bird
• 秦安县Qín ān XiànQin'an, a county in Tianshui City 天水市
• 秦州区Qín zhōu QūQinzhou, a district of Tianshui City 天水市
• 秦穆公Qín Mù gōngDuke Mu of Qin, the first substantial king of Qin (ruled 659-621 BC), sometimes…
• 秦越人Qín Yuè rénQin Yueren (407-310 BC), Warring States physician known for his medical skills
• 秦都区Qín dū QūQindu, a district of Xianyang City 咸阳市
• 秦城监狱Qín chéng Jiān yùQincheng Prison, maximum-security prison located about 30 km north of central Beijing…
• 秦始皇帝Qín Shǐ Huáng dìthe First Emperor 259-210 BC

Words containing 秦

• 先秦xiān Qínpre-Qin, Chinese history up to the foundation of the Qin imperial dynasty in 221 BC
• 前秦Qián QínFormer Qin (351–395), a dynastic state of China during the Sixteen Kingdoms period
• 大秦Dà QínHan Dynasty term for the Roman Empire 罗马帝国
• 后秦Hòu QínLater Qin of the Sixteen Kingdoms (384-417)
• 苏秦Sū QínSu Qin (340-284 BC), political strategist of the School of Diplomacy 纵横家
• 西秦Xī QínWestern Qin of the Sixteen Kingdoms (385-431)
• 朝秦暮楚zhāo Qín mù Chǔserve Qin in the morning Chu in the evening (idiom); quick to switch sides

Characters that look like 秦

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 泰tàisafe; peaceful; most
• 春chūnspring (season); gay; joyful
• 奏zòuto play music; to achieve; to present a memorial to the emperor (old)
• 姜jiāngginger
• 眷juàn(bound form) one's family, esp. wife and children; (literary) to regard with love and…
• 啬sèstingy

Sounds the same

Read Qín, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 琴guqin 古琴; musical instrument in general
• 勤diligent; industrious; hardworking; frequent; regular; constant; (bound form) work; duty…
• 禽(bound form) birds; fowl; (literary) birds and animals; old variant of 擒
• 擒to capture
• 噙to hold in (usually refers the mouth or eyes)
• 芹Chinese celery
• 嗪used in phonetic transcription -xine, -zine or -chin
• 螓small cicada with a square head
• 檎used in 林檎
• 芩Phragmites japonica
• 慬(literary) brave; worried; distressed
• 庈(person)