QIN

"Qin" can refer to:
A state:

★ Qin (state), a state of China during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

★ Qin Dynasty, which followed Qin's unification of China

★ The Former Qin (Di), Later Qin (Qiang) and Western Qin (Xianbei) in the Sixteen Kingdoms period.
A person:

★ Qin Shi Huang, founder of the Qin Dynasty.
A musical instrument:

★ 「琴」, 「琹」 or 「珡」: The historical name of the guqin 「古琴」 Chinese stringed musical instrument

★ 「琴」: A general term for a stringed musical instrument in Chinese. Nowadays, it generally has come to mean the piano or 「鋼琴」 (gangqin), but may also refer to the zither (including the hammered dulcimer), keyboard instruments, and other instruments that are played similarly to the piano, such as the harmonica
A Chinese last name:

★ 「秦」: From the State of Qin.

★ 「覃」: Deep, usually referring to the depth of water.
Others:

★ King Qin, a title of the Emperor Tang Taizong of China

★ 秦, or Qín, an abbreviation for the Shaanxi province of the People's Republic of China

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See also

★ Daqin

External links

★ Chinese surname history: Qin