qín
feudal state of Qin
Evolution

Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze script
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 秦
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
surname Qin | ||
Qin Dynasty (221-207 BC) | ||
Qin Shihuang (259-210 BC), the first emperor | ||
Qinhuangdao prefecture level city in Hebei | ||
the state of Qin, one of the seven states of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC) |
Historical pronunciation
Old Chinese | Middle Chinese | Pinyin | Gloss |
*[dz]i[n] | dzin | qín | Qín (place name) |
Statistics
Not found in HSK word list
1394th most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 10 |
Unicode | U+79E6 |
Shuowen | “秦,伯益之後所封國,地宜禾。从禾,舂省。一曰秦,禾名。,籀文秦从秝。” |
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