English Explanatory Dictionary

qin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several traditional Chinese musical instruments, most commonly the seven-stringed instrument more specifically called the guqin.
name
  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.
  3. A surname from Chinese.
name
  1. A county of Changzhi, Shanxi, China.

Pronunciation

/t͡ʃin/ chĭn /t͡ʃɪn/ en-us-chin.ogg

Word forms

qin qins kin Ch'in Tsin Chin

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 琴 (qín).

Related words

qin tan Qin Mountains Tang Han Jin Xin

Derived words

China
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