qín

feudal state of Qin

Evolution

秦 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
秦 Bronze script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Bronze script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
秦 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
秦 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
秦 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

qín

feudal state of Qin; the Qin dynasty (from which the name 'China' comes)

 

Qín

surname Qin; Qin dynasty (221-207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇[Qín​Shǐ​huáng]; abbr. for 陝西|陕西[Shǎn​xī]

Most common words with 秦
Freq.
Word
Meaning

surname Qin

秦朝

Qin Dynasty (221-207 BC)

秦始皇

Qin Shihuang (259-210 BC), the first emperor

秦皇岛

Qinhuangdao prefecture level city in Hebei

秦国

the state of Qin, one of the seven states of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)

Component uses

Sound component in 6 characters (0 verified)

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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