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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 先秦

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
先秦 xiān qín - pre-Qin, Chinese history up to the foundation of the Qin imperial dynasty in 221 BC

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 27,675 48,029

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
xiān- beforehand; first; earlier
- at first; originally
- for the time being; for now
- (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
qín- surname Qin
- Qin dynasty (221-207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3huang2]
- short name for 陝西|陕西[Shan3xi1]

Other Words Containing 先秦

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo