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秦 (Qín): meaning and stroke order

秦 (Qín) means surname Qin, Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇, short name for 陕西.

秦

Simplified
秦
Traditional
秦 (same form)
Pinyin
Qín

Stroke order of 秦

秦

  • Qín surname Qin; Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2]
  • 10 strokes

Stroke by stroke

Meaning of 秦

  1. Qín
    • 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]

Radical and structure

秦
Radical 禾 (Kangxi radical 115) · 10 strokes · 𡗗 on top, 禾 below

Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan database. Structure: the shapes a character is written with (BabelStone IDS), not necessarily parts that carry meaning or sound.

Words with 秦

  • 秦国 Qín guó the state of Qin, one of the seven states of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)

秦 in our stories

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  • 廉颇知道秦军强大，就修起营垒，坚守不出，两军一对峙就是三年。

    Lián Pō zhīdao Qín jūn qiángdà jiù xiū qǐ yínglěi jiānshǒu bù chū liǎng jūn yí duìzhì jiù shì sān nián

    Knowing the Qin army was strong, Lian Po built fortifications and held firm without coming out; the two armies faced each other for three years.

    From the story Fighting battles on paper HSK 7–9 · Level 8

Stories using 秦

Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).