秦
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surname Qin; Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2]; short name for 陝西|陕西[Shan3 xi1]
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 禾 +5
- Structure
- Top–bottom 上下
- Traditional
- 秦
- Common rank
- #1,482
- Unicode
- U+79E6
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Formation & memory
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How 秦 is formed
How to remember it
Qin · Heisig RSH #2598
bonsai + wild rice
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 秦
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 秦安县 | Qin'an, a county in Tianshui City 天水市[Tian1 shui3 Shi4], Gansu | |
| 秦州区 | Qinzhou, a district of Tianshui City 天水市[Tian1 shui3 Shi4], Gansu | |
| 秦皇岛市 | Qinhuangdao, prefecture-level city in Hebei Province 河北省[He2 bei3 Sheng3] | |
| 秦二世 | Qin Ershi (229-207 BC), second Qin emperor | |
| 秦都区 | Qindu, a district of Xianyang City 咸陽市|咸阳市[Xian2 yang2 Shi4], Shaanxi | |
| 秦惠文王 | King Huiwen of Qin 秦國|秦国, ruled 338-311 BC during the Warring States Period | |
| 大秦 | Han Dynasty term for the Roman Empire 羅馬帝國|罗马帝国[Luo2 ma3 Di4 guo2] | |
| 秦国 | the state of Qin, one of the seven states of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC) | |
| 秦安 | see 秦安縣|秦安县[Qin2 an1 Xian4] | |
| 秦吉了 | mythical talking bird; mynah bird | |
| 西秦 | Western Qin of the Sixteen Kingdoms (385-431) | |
| 秦越人 | Qin Yueren (407-310 BC), Warring States physician known for his medical skills | |
| 秦火 | the Qin burning of the books in 212 BC | |
| 后秦 | Later Qin of the Sixteen Kingdoms (384-417) | |
| 秦皇岛 | see 秦皇島市|秦皇岛市[Qin2 huang2 dao3 Shi4] | |
| 秦州 | see 秦州區|秦州区[Qin2 zhou1 Qu1] | |
| 前秦 | Former Qin (351–395), a dynastic state of China during the Sixteen Kingdoms period | |
| 秦代 | Qin dynasty (221-207 BC), founded by the first emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2],… | |
| 秦军 | the Qin army (model for the terracotta warriors) | |
| 秦镜高悬 | see 明鏡高懸|明镜高悬[ming2 jing4 gao1 xuan2] |
Sound family
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