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Qin

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

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Pronunciation

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  • enPR: chĭn, IPA(key): /t͡ʃɪn/
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Etymology 1

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From the Hanyu Pinyin[1][2] romanization of the Mandarin 秦 (Qín), from Middle Chinese (*dzin), from Old Chinese (*dzin).

Proper noun

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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.
    • [2007, “Our Trip Back to Shanghai”, in A Girl From Shanghai: The Story of Lillian Hsu, a Medical Geneticist, a NTU Medical College Alumna‎[3], →ISBN, →OCLC, page 48:
      Sian was the captial of the Cin Dynasty(221B.C. - 201B.C.), which built the Great Wall of China. The city is now known for archeological finds, such as the clay soldiers, horses and arms buried with the emperor of the Cin Dynasty.
      (Note: Cin is the Tongyong Pinyin-derived name for Qin.)]
    • 2007 September 14, Souren Melikian, “A Chinese emperor's cultural revolution”, in The New York Times‎[4], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 November 2024, Arts‎[5]:
      Until 1974, the name Qin Shihuangdi (221-210 B.C.) was essentially known to specialists through the annals of Sima Qian, official historian to the Han dynasty (206 B.C.-220 A.D.). The Han overthrew the Qin dynasty founded by the First Emperor and this might call for reservations concerning his objectivity. Yet Sima, who wrote a century after the facts, was well informed.
    • 2016 February 11, Frank Sieren, “Sieren's China: Cashless into the Year of the Monkey”, in DW News‎[6], archived from the original on 12 February 2016, China‎[7]:
      The highlight of every Chinese New Year meal with the family is when the "hongbao", red envelopes filled with brand new banknotes, are handed out at the end. The tradition goes back to the Qin dynasty (221 - 206 BC) when hongbao were given to children to protect them from evil spirits.
    • 2017, Philip Ball, The Water Kingdom: A Secret History of China‎[8], University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 89:
      Some etymologies trace the name 'China' itself to the Qin (pronounced 'Chin') dynasty, and so you might imagine that it would have a very special status in Chinese history. But the unified state barely outlasted the death of Qin Shi Huangdi himself - four years later it succumbed to a rebellion from which the considerably more durable Han dynasty (206 BC to AD 220) emerged - and it is regarded with little fondness in China today.
  3. A surname from Chinese.
    • 2015 May 19, “China teacher allowed to give birth and ordered to abort”, in AP News‎[9], archived from the original on 11 March 2023‎[10]:
      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.
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Statistics
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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Qin is the 11759th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2664 individuals. Qin is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (97.94%) individuals.
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References

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  1. ^ Brian Hook, editor (1982), “Selected Glossary”, in The Cambridge Encyclopedia of China‎[1], Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, 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”
  2. ^ Blunden, Caroline; Mark Elvin (1998), “Gazetteer”, in Graham Speake, editor, Cultural Atlas of China‎[2], Revised edition, Checkmark Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, pages 232, 235: “Names in italics represent the Wade-Giles equivalent of the preceding Pinyin transcription. […] Qin State/Ch'in”

Etymology 2

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

Proper noun

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Qin

  1. A county of Changzhi, Shanxi, China.
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Further reading

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Mandarin 秦 (Qín).

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Qin m pl (plural only)

  1. Qin (ancient Chinese dynasty)

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Qin m

  1. Qin (an ancient empire in China)
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