| 秦 | [ qín ] surname Qin, Qin dynasty (221-207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2], abbr. for 陝西|陕西[Shan3 xi1] |
| 秦二世 | [ qín èr shì ] Qin Ershi (229-207 BC), second Qin emperor |
| 秦代 | [ qín daì ] Qin dynasty (221-207 BC), founded by the first emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2], the first dynasty to rule the whole of China |
| 秦吉了 | [ qín jí ] mythical talking bird, mynah bird |
| 秦國 | [ qín guó ] the state of Qin, one of the seven states of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC) |
| 秦城監獄 | [ qín chéng jiān yù ] Qincheng Prison, maximum-security prison located about 30 km north of central Beijing, whose inmates include former high-level officials convicted of corruption |
| 秦始皇 | [ qín shǐ huáng ] Qin Shihuang (259-210 BC), the first emperor |
| 秦始皇帝 | [ qín shǐ huáng dì ] the First Emperor 259-210 BC |
| 秦始皇帝陵 | [ qín shǐ huáng dì líng ] the mausoleum of the First Emperor near Xi'an |
| 秦始皇陵 | [ qín shǐ huáng líng ] the tomb of the first emperor at Mt Li 驪山|骊山[Li2 shan1] near Xi'an (awaits excavation) |
| 秦孝公 | [ qín gōng ] Duke Xiao of Qin, 秦國|秦国[Qin2 guo2], ruled 361-338 BC during the Warring States Period |
| 秦安 | [ qín ān ] Qin'an county in Tianshui 天水[Tian1 shui3], Gansu |
| 秦安縣 | [ qín ān xiàn ] Qin'an county in Tianshui 天水[Tian1 shui3], Gansu |
| 秦嶺 | [ qín lǐng ] Qinling Mountain Range in Shaanxi forming a natural barrier between the Guanzhong Plain 關中平原|关中平原[Guan1 zhong1 Ping2 yuan2] and the Han River 漢水|汉水[Han4 shui3] valley |
| 秦嶺山脈 | [ qín lǐng shān maì ] Qinling Mountain Range in Shaanxi, forming a natural barrier between the Guanzhong Plain 關中平原|关中平原[Guan1 zhong1 Ping2 yuan2] and the Han River 漢水|汉水[Han4 shui3] valley |
| 秦嶺蜀棧道 | [ qín lǐng shǔ zhàn daò ] the Qinling plank road to Shu, a historical mountain road from Shaanxi to Sichuan |
| 秦州 | [ qín zhoū ] Qinzhou district of Tianshui city 天水市[Tian1 shui3 shi4], Gansu |
| 秦州區 | [ qín zhoū qū ] Qinzhou district of Tianshui city 天水市[Tian1 shui3 shi4], Gansu |
| 秦惠文王 | [ qín huì wén wáng ] King Huiwen of Qin 秦國|秦国, ruled 338-311 BC during the Warring States Period |
| 秦朝 | [ qín chaó ] Qin Dynasty (221-207 BC) |
| 秦末 | [ qín mò ] the end of the Qin dynasty 207 BC |
| 秦椒 | [ qín ] (dialect) hot pepper (long and thin), same as 花椒[hua1 jiao1] |
| 秦檜 | [ qín huì ] Qin Hui (1090-1155 AD), Song Dynasty official said to have betrayed General Yue Fei 岳飛|岳飞[Yue4 Fei1] |
| 秦淮 | [ qín ] Qinhuai district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏 |
| 秦淮八艷 | [ qín bā yàn ] the famous eight beautiful and talented courtesans who lived near the Qinhuai River 秦淮河[Qin2 huai2 He2] in the late Ming or early Qing |
| 秦淮區 | [ qín qū ] Qinhuai district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏 |
| 秦淮河 | [ qín hé ] Qinhuai River, a tributary of the Yangtze that flows through central Nanjing |
| 秦漢 | [ qín hàn ] the Qin (221-207 BC) and Han (206 BC-220 AD) dynasties |
| 秦火 | [ qín huǒ ] the Qin burning of the books in 212 BC |
| 秦牧 | [ qín mù ] Qin Mu (1919-1992), educator and prolific writer |
| 秦皇島 | [ qín huáng daǒ ] Qinhuangdao prefecture level city in Hebei |
| 秦皇島市 | [ qín huáng daǒ shì ] Qinhuangdao prefecture level city in Hebei |
| 秦穆公 | [ qín mù gōng ] Duke Mu of Qin, the first substantial king of Qin (ruled 659-621 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸 |
| 秦篆 | [ qín zhuàn ] seal script as unified by the Qin dynasty, the small seal 小篆 and great seal 大篆 |
| 秦腔 | [ qín qiāng ] Qinqiang, an opera style popular in northwest China, possibly originating in Ming dynasty folk music, Shaanxi opera |
| 秦艽 | [ qín ] large leaf gentian (Gentiana macrophylla) |
| 秦越人 | [ qín yuè rén ] Qin Yueren (407-310 BC), Warring States physician known for his medical skills |
| 秦軍 | [ qín jūn ] the Qin army (model for the terracotta warriors) |
| 秦都 | [ qín dū ] Qindu District in Xianyang City 咸陽市|咸阳市[Xian2 yang2 Shi4], Shaanxi |
| 秦都區 | [ qín dū qū ] Qindu District in Xianyang City 咸陽市|咸阳市[Xian2 yang2 Shi4], Shaanxi |
| 秦鏡高懸 | [ qín jìng gaō xuán ] see 明鏡高懸|明镜高悬[ming2 jing4 gao1 xuan2] |
| 秦陵 | [ qín líng ] the tomb of the First Emperor at Mt Li 驪山|骊山[Li2 shan1] near Xi'an (awaits excavation) |
| 秦韜玉 | [ qín taō yù ] Qin Taoyu, Tang poet, author of poem "A Poor Woman" 貧女|贫女[Pin2 nu:3] |
| ⇒ 先秦 | [ xiān qín ] pre-Qin, Chinese history up to the foundation of the Qin imperial dynasty in 221 BC |
| ⇒ 前秦 | [ qián qín ] Former Qin of the Sixteen Kingdoms (351-395) |
| ⇒ 大秦 | [ dà qín ] Han Dynasty term for the Roman Empire 羅馬帝國|罗马帝国[Luo2 ma3 Di4 guo2] |
| ⇒ 後秦 | [ hoù qín ] Later Qin of the Sixteen Kingdoms (384-417) |
| ⇒ 朝秦暮楚 | [ zhaō qín mù chǔ ] serve Qin in the morning Chu in the evening (idiom); quick to switch sides |
| ⇒ 蘇秦 | [ sū qín ] Su Qin (340-284 BC), political strategist of the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家|纵横家[Zong4 heng2 jia1] during the Warring States Period (475-220 BC) |
| ⇒ 西秦 | [ xī qín ] Western Qin of the Sixteen Kingdoms (385-431) |
