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秦 (qín) — Qin dynasty (221-206 BC, the first imperial dynasty of China); short name for Shaanxi province (used in compounds like 秦岭, 秦腔)

Definition

Refers to the Qin dynasty (221–206 BC), China's first unified imperial dynasty, and by extension is the historical short name for Shaanxi province, used in proper nouns like 秦岭 and 秦腔.

noun
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC, the first imperial dynasty of China)short name for Shaanxi province (used in compounds like 秦岭, 秦腔)

Examples

  • 。
    qín Cháo shì zhōng guó lì shǐ shàng dì yī gè tǒng yī de wáng cháo.
    The Qin dynasty was the first unified dynasty in Chinese history.
  • 秦陕。
    qín Lǐng shì shǎn xī shěng de zhòng yào shān mài.
    The Qinling Mountains are an important mountain range in Shaanxi province.
  • 陕秦。
    Shǎn xī zài gǔ dài yě bèi chēng wéi qín.
    Shaanxi was also called Qin in ancient times.

Origin

Compound ideograph
六书liùshū
会意huìyì

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 舂舂chōngto pound grain
  • 禾禾hégrain

An early 秦 showed a pestle and two hands over grain; in the modern 秦, those upper parts fused into the top, leaving 禾 below.

Appears in
China — PlacesHistory

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