Etymology

qin

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Today it means: Any of several traditional Chinese musical instruments, most commonly the seven-stringed instrument more specifically called the guqin. Full definition →

Mandarin 琴
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qin · noun1

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from琴
  2. English todayqin

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 琴 (qín).

Qin · proper noun2

  1. Mandarin · derived from秦
  2. English todayQin

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 秦 (Qín), from Middle Chinese (*dzin), from Old Chinese (*dzin).

Qin · proper noun3

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from沁
  2. English todayQin

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 沁 (Qìn).

Words from the same roots

Mandarin^秦 all →

Ch'in

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