秦
Ancient forms
4 formsGlyphs: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
Meaning
Qín qin2
- surname Qin
- Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇 (Qín Shǐ huáng)
- short name for 陕西 (Shǎn xī)
Words with 秦
- 先秦xiānQínpre-Qin, Chinese history up to the foundation of the Qin imperial dynasty in 221 BC
- 秦艽qínjiāolarge leaf gentian (Gentiana macrophylla)
- 秦吉了qínjíliǎomythical talking bird
- 朝秦暮楚zhāoQínmùChǔserve Qin in the morning Chu in the evening (idiom); quick to switch sides
- 大秦DàQínHan Dynasty term for the Roman Empire 罗马帝国 (Luó mǎ Dì guó)
- 秦国Qínguóthe state of Qin, one of the seven states of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)
- 西秦XīQínWestern Qin of the Sixteen Kingdoms (385-431)
- 秦火Qínhuǒthe Qin burning of the books in 212 BC
- 后秦HòuQínLater Qin of the Sixteen Kingdoms (384-417)
- 前秦QiánQínFormer Qin (351–395), a dynastic state of China during the Sixteen Kingdoms period
- 秦代QíndàiQin dynasty (221-207 BC), founded by the first emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇 (Qín Shǐ huáng), the first dynasty to rule the whole of China
- 秦军Qínjūnthe Qin army (model for the terracotta warriors)