Qin

See also: qin, qín, qìn, Qín, qīn, and qǐn

English

Alternative forms

(dated): Ch'in
(obsolete): Tsin
(proscribed): Chin

Etymology

From Mandarin 秦 (Qín), from Middle Chinese (*dzin), from Old Chinese (*dzin).

Proper noun

Qin

An ancient feudal state of China that existed between 778 and 207 BC.
The first imperial dynasty of China, lasting from 221 to 207 BC.

Derived terms

China

Translations

Ancient Chinese state

Albanian: Çin
Arabic: تْشِين‎ (tšīn)
Bulgarian: Цін (Cin)
Chinese:
Cantonese: 秦 (ceon⁴), 秦國, 秦国 (ceon⁴ gwok³)

Hakka: 秦 (Chhìn), 秦國, 秦国 (Chhìn-koet)

Mandarin: 秦 (zh) (Qín), 秦國 (zh), 秦国 (zh) (Qínguó)

Min Nan: 秦 (zh-min-nan) (Chîn), 秦國, 秦国 (Chîn-kok)
Georgian: ცინი (cini)
German: Qin

Hebrew: צ'ין‎ (Čin)
Hindi: चिन (hi) (Chin)
Kazakh: Цинь (Cïnʹ)
Korean: 진 (ko) (Jin)
Mongolian: Цінь (Tsіnʹ)
Portuguese: Qin m
Russian: Цинь (ru) f (Cinʹ)
Tagalog: Ch'in
Tibetan: ཚིན (tshin)
Ukrainian: Цінь (Cìn')

Ancient Chinese dynasty

Albanian: Çin
Arabic: تْشِين‎ (tšīn)
Bulgarian: Цін (Cin)
Chinese:
Cantonese: 秦 (ceon⁴), 秦朝 (ceon⁴ ciu⁴)

Hakka: 秦 (Chhìn), 秦朝 (Chhìn-chheù)

Mandarin: 秦 (zh) (Qín), 秦朝 (zh) (Qíncháo)

Min Nan: 秦 (zh-min-nan) (Chîn), 秦朝 (Chîn-tiâu)
Georgian: ცინი (cini)
German: Qin

Hebrew: צ'ין‎ (Čin)
Hindi: चिन (hi) (Chin)
Kazakh: Цинь (Cïnʹ)
Korean: 진 (ko) (Jin)
Mongolian: Цінь (Tsіnʹ)
Portuguese: Qin m pl
Russian: Цинь (ru) f (Cinʹ)
Tagalog: Ch'in
Tibetan: ཚིན (tshin)
Ukrainian: Цінь (Cìn')

See also

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 秦 (Qín).

Proper noun

Qin m pl

Qin (ancient Chinese dynasty)

Proper noun

Qin m

Qin (an ancient empire in China)

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