| 秦 | 217A10 12.01 | 部居  | 畫數 10 | ㄑㄧㄣˊ [qin2] | ||
| N. | Name of state (897－221 B.C.), before it became name of Dynasty (221－207 B.C.): 秦楚 (LL) great distance as between 秦 and 楚; 秦晉 two neighboring states (in Shensi, Shansi); 結秦晉之好 marriage between two families (royalty of two states traditionally intermarried); 秦贅 (LL) husband marries into wife's family, supposed to originate in 秦; 哭秦庭 (allu.) cry at the court of Chirn begging for troops to fight invading enemy. | |||||
| Words | 1. 秦腔 [qin2qiang1], n., Shensi songs. 2. 秦箏 [qin2zheng1], n., an ancient musical instrument with 12 or 13 strings, of 秦 origin. 3. 秦椒 [qin2jiao1], n., red pepper or capsicum. 4. 秦鏡 [qin2jing4], n., mirror supposed to look into a man's heart--penetrating insight. 5. 秦篆 [qin2zhuan4], n., a form of script of 秦 Dyn. (＝小篆); simplified from 大篆. 6. 秦樓 [qin2lou2], n., as in 秦樓楚館 house of courtesans with wining and dining. | |||||