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先秦 (xiān qín): Pre-Qin era — Meaning & Stroke Order

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先秦 consists of 2 characters.

the Qin dynasty (eponymous for China)

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Pinyinxiān qín

MeaningPre-Qin era

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 先秦.

Words with 先

先生xiān shengHSK 1
首先shǒu xiānHSK 4
事先shì xiānHSK 5
先后xiān hòuHSK 5
优先yōu xiānHSK 6
先前xiān qiánHSK 6
先进xiān jìnHSK 6
原先yuán xiānHSK 6

Words with 秦

秦岭qín lǐng
秦朝qín cháo
秦腔qín qiāng
秦始皇qín shǐ huáng

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