• 1392nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 41 words
  • Component in 6 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. qín (Qin2)surname Qin • Qin dynasty (221-207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2] • abbr. for 陝西|陕西[Shan3 xi1]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

秦始皇 
秦岭 (秦嶺)
秦淮 
秦皇岛 (秦皇島)

Uncommon

先秦 
朝秦暮楚 
秦国 (秦國)
秦始皇陵 
秦朝 
秦桧 (秦檜)
秦淮区 (秦淮區)
秦汉 (秦漢)
秦皇岛市 (秦皇島市)
秦腔 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.