柴秦

Cháiqín

proper noun #35,800

Meanings

1 a Chinese personal name (uncommon)
2 occasionally appears as a character name in fiction or as a rare given name combining the surname 柴 with 秦

Characters

firewood; surname Chai

the Qin state/dynasty; surname Qin

Examples

HSK 5

我同事姓柴秦，听起来很有古风。

Wǒ tóngshì xìng Cháiqín, tīngqǐlái hěn yǒu gǔfēng.

My colleague's surname is Chai and given name Qin - it has a very classical ring to it.

HSK 7-9

柴秦是小说里那个寡言的剑客。

Cháiqín shì xiǎoshuō lǐ nàge guǎyán de jiànkè.

Chai Qin is the taciturn swordsman in the novel.

Tips

usage

柴 is a real Chinese surname (best known via 柴荣 Chái Róng, the Later Zhou emperor) and 秦 is both a surname and a dynasty name. As a full personal name 柴秦 is uncommon and most often shows up in novels or media; treat it as a generic name unless context points to a specific bearer.

memory

Both characters are weighty: 柴 (chái, 'firewood' - also the surname Chai) plus 秦 (qín, 'the Qin state/dynasty' - China's first imperial dynasty).

Stroke Order

柴 chái

秦 Qín