Qin

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

English

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Mandarin 秦 (Qín), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Chinese (*dzin), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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.

Derived terms

• China

Translations

Ancient Chinese state

• Albanian: Çin
• Arabic: تْشِين (tšīn)
• Bulgarian: Цін
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 秦 (ceon⁴), 秦國／秦国 (ceon⁴ gwok³), 秦国 (ceon⁴ gwok³)

  Hakka: 秦 (Chhìn), 秦國／秦国, 秦国 (Chhìn-koet)

  Mandarin: 秦 (zh) (Qín), 秦國／秦国 (zh) (Qínguó), 秦国 (zh) (Qínguó)

  Min Nan: 秦 (zh-min-nan) (Chîn), 秦國／秦国, 秦国 (Chîn-kok)

• Georgian: ცინი (cini)
• German: Qin
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Hebrew: צ'ין (Čin)
• Hindi: चिन (hi) (cin)
• Kazakh: Цинь (Sin)
• Korean: 진 (Jin)
• Mongolian: Цінь (Cіnʹ)
• 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
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Hebrew: צ'ין (Čin)
• Hindi: चिन (hi) (cin)
• Kazakh: Цинь (Sin)
• Korean: 진 (Jin)
• Mongolian: Цінь (Cіnʹ)
• Portuguese: Qin m pl
• Russian: Цинь (ru) f (Cinʹ)
• Tagalog: Ch'in
• Tibetan: ཚིན (tshin)
• Ukrainian: Цінь (Cinʹ)

See also

• Tang
• Han
• Jin
• Xin

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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)