qín

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Character · Noun · Proper nounTraditional秦

Qin dynasty; surname Qin; Shaanxi province

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

noun

a type of reed-like plant mentioned in ancient texts

archaic

This is an archaic botanical term rarely used in modern Chinese.

Gǔ古
jí籍
zhōng中
tí提
dào到
de的
‘‘
qín秦
 ’
 ，
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
lèi类
sì似
lú芦
wěi苇
de的
zhí植
wù物
 。

The 'qin' mentioned in ancient texts is a plant similar to reeds.

Zhè这
gè个
gǔ古
yì义
zài在
xiàn现
dài代
Hàn汉
yǔ语
zhōng中
yǐ已
jī基
běn本
bù不
yòng用
 。

This ancient meaning is basically no longer used in modern Chinese.

2.

proper noun

a Chinese surname (Qin)

This is a common surname in China.

Qín秦
xiān先
sheng生
shì是
wǒ我
men们
de的
xīn新
lín邻
jū居
 。

Mr. Qin is our new neighbor.

Wǒ我
zuì最
hǎo好
de的
péng朋
you友
xìng姓
Qín秦
 。

My best friend's surname is Qin.

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Qín秦
cháo朝
de的
dì第
yī一
gè个
huáng皇
dì帝
shì是
Qín秦
Shǐ始
Huáng皇
 。

The first emperor of the Qin dynasty was Qin Shi Huang.