• 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.
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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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  • 4090th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 1 word
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. guì (gui4)Chinese Juniper (Juniperus chinensis) • coffin lid decoration (old)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for guì (gui4)The component is pronounced as 'huì' (hui4). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for guì (gui4)The component is pronounced as 'gǔn' (gun3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

秦桧 (秦檜)
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.
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