秦
Meanings
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- 1.surname Qin
- 2.Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇[Qín Shǐ huáng]
- 3.short name for 陕西[Shǎn xī]
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Wiktionary
- 1.grain; a specific variety of grain; to pound grain
- 2.Qin (an ancient fief and city, the origin of the state)
- 3.(～國) State of Qin (in ancient China, rising to power in the Warring States period)
- 4.(～朝) Qin dynasty (221–206 BC), the first imperial dynasty of unified China
- 5.China (an exonym used by the Xiongnu, in the Western Regions, and in ancient India/Rome)
- 6.Shaanxi province (an abbreviation derived from the ancient state's location)
- 7.Name of several dynasties or states in Chinese history (Sixteen Kingdoms period, etc.)
- 8.Former Qin (351–394)
- 9.Later Qin (384–417)
- 10.Western Qin (385–431)
- 11.Name of an ancient township in the State of Lu (modern-day Fan County, Henan)
- 12.A specific fragrant herb (often cited as 秦衡)
- 13.a surname
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Etymology
In the oracle bone script, an ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意): 午 (“pestle”, the original form of 杵) + 廾 (“two hands”) + two 禾 (“grain”). The most conservative variant is 𥢮. A form of its bronze inscription containing only one 禾 developed into the subsequent small seal script form in Shuowen. The 午 and 廾 components have fused into 𡗗 in the modern form. According to Shuowen Jiezi, the glyph is an ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意): abbreviated 舂 (“to pound grain”) + 禾 (“grain”) – husked grain. However this would necessitate a phonological shift that is considered unlikely, and furthermore is likely a folk etymology altogether.
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