"Qin" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /t͡ʃɪn/ Forms: Qins [plural]
enPR: chĭn Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 秦 (Qín), from Middle Chinese (*dzin), from Old Chinese (*dzin). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} Hanyu Pinyin, {{lang|zh|秦}} 秦, {{uder|en|cmn|^秦}} Mandarin 秦 (Qín), {{uder|en|ltc|-}} Middle Chinese, {{uder|en|och|-}} Old Chinese Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Qin (countable and uncountable, plural Qins)
  1. An ancient feudal state of China that existed between 778 and 207 BC. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Chinese dynasties, History of China Derived forms: China Related terms: Qin Mountains, Tang, Han, Jin, Xin
    Sense id: en-Qin-en-name-qA80~Qng Disambiguation of Chinese dynasties: 40 34 3 23 Disambiguation of History of China: 40 37 0 23 Categories (other): English quotations with omitted translation, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English quotations with omitted translation: 58 27 15 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 64 23 13
  2. The first imperial dynasty of China, lasting from 221 to 207 BC. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Chinese dynasties, History of China
    Sense id: en-Qin-en-name-WvrE5yuk Disambiguation of Chinese dynasties: 40 34 3 23 Disambiguation of History of China: 40 37 0 23
  3. A surname from Chinese. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (Ancient Chinese dynasty): Çin (Albanian), تْشِين (tšīn) (Arabic), Цін (Bulgarian), (zh-min-nan) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 秦朝 (Chîn-tiâu) [Hokkien] (Chinese), (ceon⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 秦朝 (ceon⁴ ciu⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), (Qín) (Chinese Mandarin), 秦朝 (Qíncháo) (Chinese Mandarin), ცინი (cini) (Georgian), Qin (German), (Chhìn) (Hakka Chinese), 秦朝 (Chhìn-chheù) (Hakka Chinese), צ'ין (Čin) (Hebrew), चिन (cin) (Hindi), Цинь (english: Sin) (Kazakh), [Jin] (Korean), Цінь (alt: Cіnʹ) (Mongolian), Qin [masculine, plural] (Portuguese), Цинь (Cinʹ) [feminine] (Russian), Ch'in (Tagalog), ཚིན (tshin) (Tibetan), Цінь (Cinʹ) (Ukrainian) Translations (Ancient Chinese state): Çin (Albanian), تْشِين (tšīn) (Arabic), Цін (Bulgarian), (zh-min-nan) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 秦國 [Hokkien] (Chinese), 秦国 (Chîn-kok) [Hokkien] (Chinese), (ceon⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 秦國 (Chinese Cantonese), 秦国 (ceon⁴ gwok³) (Chinese Cantonese), (Qín) (Chinese Mandarin), 秦國 (Chinese Mandarin), 秦国 (Qínguó) (Chinese Mandarin), ცინი (cini) (Georgian), Qin (German), (Chhìn) (Hakka Chinese), 秦國 (Hakka Chinese), 秦国 (Chhìn-koet) (Hakka Chinese), צ'ין (Čin) (Hebrew), चिन (cin) (Hindi), Цинь (english: Sin) (Kazakh), [Jin] (Korean), Цінь (alt: Cіnʹ) (Mongolian), Qin [masculine] (Portuguese), Цинь (Cinʹ) [feminine] (Russian), Ch'in (Tagalog), ཚིན (tshin) (Tibetan), Цінь (Cinʹ) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-Qin-en-name-4TuPt0~5 Categories (other): English surnames Disambiguation of 'Ancient Chinese dynasty': 10 26 64 Disambiguation of 'Ancient Chinese state': 43 0 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /t͡ʃɪn/
enPR: chĭn Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 沁 (Qìn). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} Hanyu Pinyin, {{bor|en|cmn|沁|tr=Qìn}} Mandarin 沁 (Qìn) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Qin
  1. A county of Changzhi, Shanxi, China. Categories (topical): Chinese dynasties, History of China Categories (place): Counties of China, Places in China, Places in Shanxi Synonyms: Ch'in [dated], Tsin [obsolete], Chin Translations (county): (Qìn) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-Qin-en-name-Z81glJ0x Disambiguation of Chinese dynasties: 40 34 3 23 Disambiguation of History of China: 40 37 0 23 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 13 8 46 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 35 11 5 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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}

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