Keyword
the Qin dynasty
- the Qin dynasty (eponymous for China)
- Frequency
- #2021
- Strokes
- 10
Readings
qín
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Used in characters
臻to arrive榛hazelnut溱name of a river嗪used in transliterations蓁abundant螓a small cicada with a square head
Used in vocabulary
秦
Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇 (QínShǐhuáng); short name for 陕西 (Shǎnxī)
秦始皇
Qin Shihuang (259-210 BC), the first emperor
先秦
pre-Qin, Chinese history up to the foundation of the Qin imperial dynasty in 221 BC
秦国
the state of Qin, one of the seven states of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)
秦汉
the Qin (221-207 BC) and Han (206 BC-220 AD) dynasties
秦岭
Qinling Mountain Range in Shaanxi forming a natural barrier between the Guanzhong Plain 关中平原 (GuānzhōngPíngyuán) and the Han River 汉水 (Hànshuǐ) valley
前秦
Former Qin (351–395), a dynastic state of China during the Sixteen Kingdoms period
秦朝
Qin Dynasty (221-207 BC)
秦皇岛市
Qinhuangdao, prefecture-level city in Hebei Province 河北省 (HéběiShěng)
秦军
the Qin army (model for the terracotta warriors)
秦桧
Qin Hui (1090-1155 AD), Song Dynasty official said to have betrayed General Yue Fei 岳飞 (YuèFēi)
大秦
Han Dynasty term for the Roman Empire 罗马帝国 (LuómǎDìguó)
秦代
Qin dynasty (221-207 BC), founded by the first emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇 (QínShǐhuáng), the first dynasty to rule the whole of China
后秦
Later Qin of the Sixteen Kingdoms (384-417)
秦腔
Qinqiang, an opera style popular in northwest China, possibly originating in Ming dynasty folk music; Shaanxi opera
秦淮河
Qinhuai River, a tributary of the Yangtze that flows through central Nanjing
苏秦
Su Qin (340-284 BC), political strategist of the School of Diplomacy 纵横家 (Zònghéngjiā) during the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)
秦二世
Qin Ershi (229-207 BC), second Qin emperor
秦城监狱
Qincheng Prison, maximum-security prison located about 30 km north of central Beijing, whose inmates include former high-level officials convicted of corruption
秦始皇陵
the tomb of the first emperor at Mt Li 骊山 (Líshān) near Xi'an (awaits excavation)
秦淮区
Qinhuai, a district of Nanjing City 南京市 (NánjīngShì), Jiangsu
秦安县
Qin'an, a county in Tianshui City 天水市 (TiānshuǐShì), Gansu
秦孝公
Duke Xiao of Qin, 秦国 (Qínguó), ruled 361-338 BC during the Warring States Period
西秦
Western Qin of the Sixteen Kingdoms (385-431)