Qin

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

English

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Qin

  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.

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin (Qín).

Proper noun

Qin m pl

  1. Qin (ancient Chinese dynasty)

Proper noun

Qin m

  1. Qin (an ancient empire in China)
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