Qin

Qin

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

English

Alternative forms

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

Pronunciation

• enPR: chĭn, IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɪn/

Etymology 1

From the Hanyu Pinyin[1] romanization of the Mandarin 秦 (Qín), from Middle Chinese (*dzin), from Old Chinese (*dzin).

Proper noun

Qin (countable and uncountable, plural Qins)

1. An ancient feudal state of China that existed between 778 and 207 BC.
2. The first imperial dynasty of China, lasting from 221 to 207 BC.
   • [1943, Kwok Ying Fung, “Out of Yesterday”, in China‎, New York: Henry Holt and Company, OCLC 1707952, page 14:

     The youth of China, deeply concerned with the future of their country, began to question everything and re-evaluate everything. What had been considered valuable became worthless, and what had been regarded as worthless became priceless. The more they examined, the more doubtful they became. This inquisitive approach shook the ancient political system, which had been handed down with little modification from the Chin Dynasty more than twenty centuries before. The new generation cried, "Democracy."]

3. A surname from Chinese.

Derived terms

• China

Related terms

• Qin Mountains

Translations

Ancient Chinese state

Albanian: Çin Arabic: تْشِين‎ (tšīn) Bulgarian: Цін 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／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) (cin) Kazakh: Цинь (Sin) Korean: 진 (ko) (Jin) Mongolian: Цінь Portuguese: Qin m Russian: Цинь (ru) f (Cinʹ) Tagalog: Ch'in Tibetan: ཚིན (tshin) Ukrainian: Цінь (Cinʹ)

Ancient Chinese dynasty

Albanian: Çin Arabic: تْشِين‎ (tšīn) Bulgarian: Цін 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) (cin) Kazakh: Цинь (Sin) Korean: 진 (ko) (Jin) Mongolian: Цінь Portuguese: Qin m pl Russian: Цинь (ru) f (Cinʹ) Tagalog: Ch'in Tibetan: ཚིན (tshin) Ukrainian: Цінь (Cinʹ)

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Qin is the 11759^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2664 individuals. Qin is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (97.94%) individuals.

See also

• Tang
• Han
• Jin
• Xin

References

1. “Selected Glossary”, in The Cambridge Encyclopedia of China‎, Cambridge University Press, 1982, →ISBN, LCCN 79-42627, OCLC 781411242, pages 476, 477: “The glossary includes a selection of names and terms from the text in the Wade-Giles transliteration, followed by Pinyin, […] Ch'in (Qin) state, dynasty 秦”

Etymology 2

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation of 沁 (Qìn).

Proper noun

Qin

1. A county of Changzhi, Shanxi, China.

Translations

county

Chinese: Mandarin: 沁 (zh) (Qìn) Japanese: please add this translation if you can

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Qin”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 秦 (Qín).

Proper noun

Qin m pl

1. Qin (ancient Chinese dynasty)

Proper noun

Qin m

1. Qin (an ancient empire in China)