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钦

qīn

HSK 6 Character Traditional 欽

What 钦 means

1. to respect
2. to admire
3. to venerate
4. by the emperor himself

Other readings

钦 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Qīnsurname Qin

Example sentences

• 我很钦佩他的才干。
  Wǒ hěn qīnpèi tā de cáigàn.
  I feel admiration for his talent.
• 我很钦佩他的慷慨大方。
  Wǒ hěn qīnpèi tā de kāngkǎi dàfāng.
  I had great admiration for his generosity.
• 拉钦举办了一场音乐会，庆祝 5 月 28 日的独立纪念日。
  Lachin hosted concert marking May 28 – Independence Day.

Words starting with 钦

• 钦佩qīn pèito admire; to look up to; to respect sb greatly
• 钦定qīn dìngto authorize; to designate; (old) to be compiled and published by imperial command
• 钦仰qīn yǎngto admire and respect
• 钦命qīn mìngImperial order or edict (old)
• 钦奈Qīn nàiChennai, capital of southeast Indian state Tamil Nadu 泰米尔纳德邦; formerly called Madras 马德拉斯
• 钦差qīn chāiimperial envoy
• 钦敬qīn jìngto admire and respect
• 钦犯qīn fàncriminal whose arrest has been ordered by the emperor
• 钦赐qīn cì(of an emperor) to bestow
• 钦北区Qīn běi QūQinbei, a district of Qinzhou City 钦州市
• 钦南区Qīn nán QūQinnan, a district of Qinzhou City 钦州市
• 钦州市Qīn zhōu ShìQinzhou, prefecture-level city in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 广西壮族自治区
• 钦羡qīn xiànto admire; to hold in high esteem
• 钦挹qīn yìto admire and respect; to look up to
• 钦州Qīn zhōusee 钦州市
• 钦北Qīn běisee 钦北区
• 钦南Qīn nánsee 钦南区

Words containing 钦

• 何应钦Hé Yìng qīnHe Yingqin (1890-1987), senior Guomindang general
• 德钦县Dé qīn XiànDeqin, a county in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 迪庆藏族自治州
• 王钦若Wáng Qīn ruòWang Qinruo (962-1025), Northern Song dynasty official
• 皮钦语pí qīn yǔpidgin
• 阿克赛钦Ā kè sài qīnAksai Chin, a disputed region in the Tibetan plateau
• 叶利钦Yè lì qīnYeltsin (name); Boris Yeltsin (1931-2007) first post-communist president of Russia…
• 尤尔钦科Yóu ěr qīn kēYurchenko (name); Natalia Yurchenko (1965-), Russian gymnast…
• 德钦Dé qīnsee 德钦县

Characters built on 欠

These share the phonetic component 欠 (qiàn), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 饮yǐnto drink
• 欣xīnhappy
• 歆xīnpleased; moved

Characters that look like 钦

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

• 铁tiěiron (metal); arms; weapons
• 敌dí(bound form) enemy; (bound form) to be a match for; to rival; (bound form) to resist…
• 牧mùto herd; to breed livestock; to govern (old)
• 钛tàititanium (chemistry)
• 钒fánvanadium (chemistry)
• 钹bócymbals

Sounds the same

Read qīn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 亲parent; one's own (flesh and blood); relative
• 侵to invade; to encroach; to infringe
• 衾coverlet; quilt
• 嵚loftiness (of mountain)
• 骎fleet horse
• 綅red silk crest of helmet