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Ch'in dynasty

Ch'in dynasty

8.5
An early Chinese royal family that united China and started building the Great Wall
  • proper noun
  • /tʃɪn ˈdaɪnəsti/
translation icon : dinastía Ch'in
  • Many scholars study artifacts from the Ch'in dynasty to better understand early imperial China.

Examples

  • The Ch'in dynasty is famous for beginning work on the Great Wall and standardizing Chinese script.

  • The unification of China under the Ch'in dynasty marked a turning point in the country's history.

  • Many scholars study artifacts from the Ch'in dynasty to better understand early imperial China.

  • The Ch'in dynasty was known for its legalist policies.

  • During the Ch'in dynasty, the Great Wall was significantly expanded.

  • The Ch'in dynasty is famous for beginning work on the Great Wall and standardizing Chinese script.

  • The unification of China under the Ch'in dynasty marked a turning point in the country's history.

Synonyms

Qin
vsCh'in dynasty
10 8.6

A Chinese ruling family that first united China and began building the Great Wall

gives an earlier start year and a different date range
Qin dynasty
vsCh'in dynasty
1 7.8

A Chinese ruling family from 221 to 206 BC that first united China and began building the Great Wall

states an earlier start year than the linked concept
Ch'in
vsCh'in dynasty
9.9

An early Chinese dynasty that united China and built much of the Great Wall

is identical in meaning but presented with variant spelling

Surface Forms

Ch'in dynasty main

Morphology

Ch'in + dynasty

This is a straightforward composition of the proper name 'Ch'in' and the noun 'dynasty', so a learner who knows both terms can infer it refers to the ruling family or ruling period associated with Ch'in. The 'X dynasty' pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows regular noun-combination semantics, making the meaning immediately derivable rather than idiomatic.

Etymology

The name Ch'in dynasty comes from the old state of Qin (said like 'chin'), whose rulers in the 200s BC 'united' many small states into one country. Because those rulers set up the first central government and began building parts of the 'Great Wall', Ch'in dynasty now refers to the dynasty (246–206 BC) that made China one country and started the Wall.