秦 (qín): Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇, short name for 陝西|陕西
秦 (qín) is a Chinese character meaning “qin dynasty (221–207 bc) of the first emperor 秦始皇.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 禾 (structural). It ranks #1386 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇
- short name for 陝西|陕西
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 秦朝proper-noun | qín cháo | Qin Dynasty (221-207 BC) |
| 秦始皇proper-noun | qín shǐ huáng | Qin Shihuang (259-210 BC), the first emperor |
| 秦都区 | qín dū qū | Qindu, a district of Xianyang City 咸陽市|咸阳市, Shaanxi |
| 秦二世 | qín èr shì | Qin Ershi (229-207 BC), second Qin emperor |
| 秦越人 | qín yuè rén | Qin Yueren (407-310 BC), Warring States physician known for his medical skills |
| 秦始皇帝proper-noun | qín shǐ huáng dì | the First Emperor 259-210 BC |
| 秦吉了noun | qín jí liǎo | mythical talking bird |
| 大秦proper-noun | dà qín | Han Dynasty term for the Roman Empire 羅馬帝國|罗马帝国 |
| 秦州区 | qín zhōu qū | Qinzhou, a district of Tianshui City 天水市, Gansu |
| 后秦proper-noun | hòu qín | Later Qin of the Sixteen Kingdoms (384-417) |
| 秦都 | qín dū | see 秦都區|秦都区 |
| 前秦proper-noun | qián qín | Former Qin (351–395), a dynastic state of China during the Sixteen Kingdoms period |
| 秦国proper-noun | qín guó | the state of Qin, one of the seven states of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC) |
| 秦皇岛市 | qín huáng dǎo shì | Qinhuangdao, prefecture-level city in Hebei Province 河北省 |
| 西秦proper-noun | xī qín | Western Qin of the Sixteen Kingdoms (385-431) |
秦 appears in 49 compound words: 86 as the first character, 12 as the last, and 2 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 秦 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (4)
Alternative name for 秦始皇 (Qín Shǐhuáng, “Shi Huangdi, the first emperor of China”).
Alternative name for 秦始皇 (Qín Shǐhuáng, “Shi Huangdi, the first emperor of China”).
Example Sentences
老师教我们秦字的发音和笔顺。
lǎo shī jiào wǒ men qín zì de fā yīn hé bǐ shùn .
The teacher taught us the pronunciation and stroke order of the character Qin.
西安官方通报“游客秦岭乱扔垃圾并与志愿者发生口角”事件:涉事...
xī ān guān fāng tōng bào yóu kè qín lǐng luàn rēng lā jī bìng yǔ zhì yuàn zhě fā shēng kǒu jiǎo shì jiàn : shè shì . . .
Xi'an authorities issue statement on incident involving "tourists littering in the Qinling Mountains and getting into an argument with volunteers": The individuals involved...
比亚迪秦PLUS DM-i 210km版值得买吗...
bǐ yà dí qín P L U S D M i 2 1 0 k m bǎn zhí dé mǎi ma . . .
Is the BYD Qin PLUS DM-i 210km version worth buying...
秦始皇统一后做错1事 大秦3年灭亡 司马光...
qín shǐ huáng tǒng yī hòu zuò cuò 1 shì dà qín 3 nián miè wáng sī mǎ guāng . . .
After unifying China, Emperor Qin Shi Huang made one mistake that led to the fall of the Qin Dynasty just three years later. Sima Guang...
秦始皇帝陵博物院:把文保实验室“搬”进展厅
qín shǐ huáng dì líng bó wù yuàn : bǎ wén bǎo shí yàn shì bān jìn zhǎn tīng
Qin Shi Huang's Mausoleum Museum: Bringing the Conservation Lab into the Exhibition Hall
秦皇岛割痔疮需要多少钱(附割痔疮权威医院详...
qín huáng dǎo gē 痔 疮 xū yāo duō shǎo qián ( fù gē 痔 疮 quán wēi yī yuàn xiáng . . .
How Much Does Hemorrhoid Surgery Cost in Qinhuangdao? (Including a List of Top Hospitals for Hemorrhoid Surgery...)
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.
Character Family
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