name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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chĭn
/t͡ʃɪn/
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US:/t͡ʃɪn/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
name
Meaning 1
An ancient feudal state of China that existed between 778 and 207 BC.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
The first imperial dynasty of China, lasting from 221 to 207 BC.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
name
Meaning 3
A surname from Chinese.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
name
Meaning 4
A county of Changzhi, Shanxi, China.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
Any of several traditional Chinese musical instruments, most commonly the seven-stringed instrument more specifically called the guqin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
the Chinese dynasty (from 246 BC to 206 BC) that established the first centralized imperial government and built much of the Great Wall
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Qin dynasty, Ch'in, Ch'in dynasty
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dynasty
History
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 秦 (Qín), from Middle Chinese (*dzin), from Old Chinese (*dzin).
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 沁 (Qìn).
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 琴 (qín).
Across languages
Translations
53 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
Çin
— Ancient Chinese state
Arabic:
تْشِين
(tšīn)
— Ancient Chinese state
Bulgarian:
Цін
— Ancient Chinese state
Chinese Cantonese:
秦
(ceon4)
— Ancient Chinese state
Chinese Cantonese:
秦國 /秦国
(ceon4 gwok3)
— Ancient Chinese state
Hakka Chinese:
秦
(Chhìn)
— Ancient Chinese state
Hakka Chinese:
秦國 /秦国
(Chhìn-koet)
— Ancient Chinese state
Chinese:
秦
(zh-min-nan)
— Ancient Chinese state
Chinese:
秦國 /秦国
(Chîn-kok)
— Ancient Chinese state
Chinese Mandarin:
秦
(Qín)
— Ancient Chinese state
Chinese Mandarin:
秦國 /秦国
(Qínguó)
— Ancient Chinese state
Georgian:
ცინი
(cini)
— Ancient Chinese state
German:
Qin
— Ancient Chinese state
Hebrew:
צ׳ין
(Čin)
— Ancient Chinese state
Hindi:
चिन
(cin)
— Ancient Chinese state
Kazakh:
Цинь
— Ancient Chinese state
Korean:
진
— Ancient Chinese state
Manchu:
ᠴᡳᠨ ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ
(cin gurun)
— Ancient Chinese state
Mongolian:
Цінь
— Ancient Chinese state
Portuguese:
Qin
— Ancient Chinese state
Russian:
Цинь
(Cinʹ)
— Ancient Chinese state
Tagalog:
Ch'in
— Ancient Chinese state
Tajik:
Син
— Ancient Chinese state
Tajik:
Чин
(Čin)
— Ancient Chinese state
Tibetan:
ཚིན
(tshin)
— Ancient Chinese state
Ukrainian:
Цінь
(Cinʹ)
— Ancient Chinese state
Albanian:
Çin
— Ancient Chinese dynasty
Arabic:
تْشِين
(tšīn)
— Ancient Chinese dynasty
Bulgarian:
Цін
— Ancient Chinese dynasty
Chinese Cantonese:
秦
(ceon4)
— Ancient Chinese dynasty
Chinese Cantonese:
秦朝
(ceon4 ciu4)
— Ancient Chinese dynasty
Hakka Chinese:
秦
(Chhìn)
— Ancient Chinese dynasty
Hakka Chinese:
秦朝
(Chhìn-chheù)
— Ancient Chinese dynasty
Chinese:
秦
(zh-min-nan)
— Ancient Chinese dynasty
Chinese:
秦朝
(Chîn-tiâu)
— Ancient Chinese dynasty
Chinese Mandarin:
秦
(Qín)
— Ancient Chinese dynasty
Chinese Mandarin:
秦朝
(Qíncháo)
— Ancient Chinese dynasty
Georgian:
ცინი
(cini)
— Ancient Chinese dynasty
German:
Qin
— Ancient Chinese dynasty
Hebrew:
צ׳ין
(Čin)
— Ancient Chinese dynasty
Hindi:
चिन
(cin)
— Ancient Chinese dynasty
Kazakh:
Цинь
— Ancient Chinese dynasty
Korean:
진
— Ancient Chinese dynasty
Manchu:
ᠴᡳᠨ ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ
(cin gurun)
— Ancient Chinese dynasty
Mongolian:
Цінь
— Ancient Chinese dynasty
Portuguese:
Qin
— Ancient Chinese dynasty
Russian:
Цинь
(Cinʹ)
— Ancient Chinese dynasty
Tagalog:
Ch'in
— Ancient Chinese dynasty
Tibetan:
ཚིན
(tshin)
— Ancient Chinese dynasty
Ukrainian:
Цінь
(Cinʹ)
— Ancient Chinese dynasty
Chinese Mandarin:
沁
(Qìn)
— county
Chinese Mandarin:
琴
(qín)
— Chinese musical instrument
