Qin

//t͡ʃin// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An ancient feudal state of China that existed between 778 and 207 BC. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A county of Changzhi, Shanxi, China.
  3. 3
    The first imperial dynasty of China, lasting from 221 to 207 BC. countable, uncountable

    "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.""

  4. 4
    A surname from Chinese. countable, uncountable

    "Qin and Meng applied for permission to have a child from authorities in Huangshan city in eastern Anhui province, where her residency is registered, said the officer, who gave only his surname, also Qin."

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of several traditional Chinese musical instruments, most commonly the seven-stringed instrument more specifically called the guqin.

    "... there was no longer anyone worth playing his qin for, so he broke his instrument and never played again. The guqin was also a means of expressing love."

  2. 2
    the Chinese dynasty (from 246 BC to 206 BC) that established the first centralized imperial government and built much of the Great Wall wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 琴 (qín).

Etymology 2

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

Etymology 3

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

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