Qin
Qin denotes:
- Qin Dynasty , a Chinese dynasty
- Qin (State) , a Chinese kingdom during the Warring States Period
- Qin (Changzhi) , Qin County ( 沁縣 / 沁县 , Qìn Xiàn ) of the prefecture -level city of Changzhi in the Chinese province of Shanxi
- Qin Ling , a mountain range in the middle of the People's Republic of China
- a Chinese string instrument, see Guqin
- BYD Qin , a car model from the Chinese manufacturer BYD
Qin is a family name for the following people:
- Qin Dahe (* 1947), Chinese climatologist
- Qin Er Shi (230–207 BC), the second emperor of China
- Esther Qin (* 1991), Australian water diver
- Qin Guangrong (* 1950), Chinese politician
- Qin Guli (around 470–400 BC), Chinese philosopher
- Qin Jinjing (* 1996), Chinese badminton player
- Qin Jiwei (1914–1997), Chinese general and defense minister
- Qin Junjie (* 1991), Chinese actor
- Qin Kai (* 1986), Chinese water diver and Olympic champion
- Qin Kanying (* 1974), Chinese chess player
- Qin Mu (1919–1992), Chinese writer and essayist
- Qin Shaobo (* 1982), Chinese acrobat and actor
- Qin Shihuangdi (259–210 BC), founder of the Chinese Empire
- Qin Wenchen (* 1966), Chinese composer
- Qin Yi (born 1922), Chinese actress
- Qin Yiyuan (* 1973), Chinese badminton player
- Qin Yongmin , Chinese dissident
- Qin Yongpei , Chinese human rights lawyer
- Qin Zhijian (* 1976), Chinese table tennis player
Qin is the name of:
- Hui I of Qin († 492 BC), ruler of the Zhou dynasty in the Chinese vassal state of Qin
