秦朝 (Qíncháo): Qin dynasty (221–207 BC)

Meanings

1 Qin dynasty (221–207 BC)
2 first unified imperial Chinese dynasty, founded by Qin Shi Huang

Characters

秦

Examples

秦朝统一了文字、度量衡和货币。

Qíncháo tǒngyī le wénzì, dùliànghéng hé huòbì.

The Qin dynasty standardised writing, measures and currency.

秦朝只存在了十五年。

Qíncháo zhǐ cúnzài le shíwǔ nián.

The Qin dynasty lasted only fifteen years.

Tips

culture

The name 'China' traces back to 秦 (Qín) via Sanskrit 'Cīna' — despite lasting only 15 years, the Qin's legal code, script reform, and Great Wall linking project set the template for every later dynasty.

In Pop Culture

兵马俑 Bīngmǎyǒng

Terracotta Army

7,000+ life-size clay warriors buried with Qin Shi Huang near Xi'an, discovered by farmers in 1974

Stroke Order

秦 Qín

朝 cháo

Related Words

秦奇 QínQí #32,586

Qin Qi (Chinese given name with surname Qin) / common 2-character Chinese personal name

秦始皇 Qínshǐhuáng #48,412

Qin Shi Huang (first emperor of unified China)

明朝 Míngcháo #33,332

Ming dynasty (1368–1644) / last Han-Chinese imperial dynasty, founded after overthrow of the Mongol Yuan

清朝 Qīngcháo #55,764

Qing dynasty (1644–1911) / last imperial dynasty of China, founded by the Manchus

秦 Qín #23,760

Qin (dynasty, 221–207 BC) / Qin (surname) / short name for Shaanxi province

荆轲刺秦王 JīngKēcìQínwáng

Jing Ke's attempted assassination of the King of Qin / the failed assassination of Qin Shi Huang by Jing Ke / (lit.) Jing Ke stabs the King of Qin

比亚迪秦 BǐyàdíQín

BYD Qin (sedan first launched 2013, named after the Qin dynasty)

夏朝 xiàcháo

Xia Dynasty (traditionally c. 2070-1600 BCE), first dynasty in traditional Chinese historiography

先秦 Xiān-Qín

pre-Qin / Chinese history up to the founding of the Qin dynasty in 221 BC

元朝 Yuáncháo

Yuan dynasty (1271–1368) / Mongol-founded dynasty, first non-Han Chinese dynasty to rule all of China