qin
part of speech
noun, a name (Qin; the Qin dynasty) and Mandarin pinyin (qín)
meaning for a pupil
1) (a name) The Qin dynasty was the first family of emperors to join China into one country; its first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, built early parts of the Great Wall, made one system of writing, money and measures, and was buried with the Terracotta Army. tree →
2) (Mandarin, pinyin) «Qin» is a Chinese syllable; «qín» can mean a stringed instrument, like the «guqin», a kind of Chinese zither. In pinyin «q» sounds like «ch», so «Qin» sounds like «chin» to an English ear. tree →
3) (a name) Qin is also a Chinese family name. It is not an English word. tree →
sense in the lessons
In history lessons about ancient China, the Qin dynasty was short but very important: it united warring states, standardised writing and measures, and ruled harshly. The word «China» may come from «Qin». The Terracotta Army of thousands of clay soldiers was found by farmers digging a well. In Mandarin lessons pupils learn that pinyin «q» is said like English «ch». Phrases: the Qin dynasty, Qin Shi Huang, the Qin emperor.
examples
- The Qin dynasty united China for the first time. tree →
- Qin Shi Huang was buried with an army of clay soldiers. tree →
- Pinyin «Qin» is pronounced like «chin». tree →
- The name «China» may come from the Qin. tree →
- The Qin emperor made everyone use the same coins and writing. tree →
- The guqin is an old Chinese instrument with seven strings. tree →
- Farmers found the Terracotta Army of the Qin emperor while digging a well. tree →
- The Qin was followed by the Han dynasty. tree →
note
A name, so it takes a capital Q: Qin. Not an English word, so do not use it as one. In pinyin «q» is not followed by «u» as in English (queen); it is a «ch» sound. Do not confuse with «Qing», the last Chinese dynasty, many centuries later.
In the corpora
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «qin» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.