秦 (ceon4 | qin2) : Qin dynasty

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秦

ceon4

qin2

[1] Qin - a ruling Chinese dynasty (221-206 BC) that grew from a state (778-207 BC) during the Eastern Zhou dynasty
[2] Qin - another name for Shaanxi and Gansu provinces
[3] ancient name of China (from Chin) as known to the people of the Western Regions
[4] a Chinese family name

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Stroke count: 10

Level: 3

Radical: 禾 (#115)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

秦

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大秦 daai6 ceon4 da4 qin2 = 1. The Qin Empire 大秦帝國 2. Han Dynasty term for the Roman Empire

秦代 ceon4 doi6 qin2 dai4 = the Qin dynasty (221-207 BC)

秦朝 ceon4 ciu4 qin2 chao2 = Qin Dynasty (221-207 BC)

秦始皇 ceon4 ci2 wong4 qin2 shi3 huang2 = Qin Shihuang (established the Qin dynasty)

秦國 ceon4 gwok3 qin2 guo2 = the state of Qin

秦陵 ceon4 ling4 qin2 ling2 = the tomb of the First Emperor at Mt Li near Xian

秦末 ceon4 mut6 qin2 mo4 = the end of the Qin dynasty in 207 BC

秦始皇帝 ceon4 ci2 wong4 dai3 qin2 shi3 huang2 di4 = Qin Shihuang, the First Emperor 259-210 BC

秦漢 ceon4 hon3 qin2 han4 = Chin Han (a.k.a, Qin Han)

秦沛 ceon4 pui3 qin2 pei4 = Paul Chun
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Decimal representation of this word: 秦
Unicode code for this character: U+79e6 (off-site link)

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