Sentence examples for Ch'in from inspiring English sources
Qin, Wade-Giles romanization ch'in also called guqin (Chinese "ancient zither") or qixianqin (Chinese "seven-stringed zither"), fretless Chinese board zither with seven strings.
The tablature for the Chinese ch'in, a zither whose strings are stopped, uses a combination of numbers (for strings and for stopping points) and ideograms (for other technical details).
Tells about the Ch'in Dynasty & their leader Ch'in Shih Huang Ti, sho founded the Chinese Empire by uniting it.
The first emperor, Shih Huang-ti, of the short-lived Ch'in dynasty (221 206 bc) made the year begin one month earlier—i.e., with the lunation (the period of time between one new moon and the next) before the one in which the winter solstice occurred.
Repression of history was lifted, however, under the Han dynasty, which succeeded the Ch'in in 206 bc; works of antiquity were recovered, the writing of literature as well as record keeping were encouraged, and classification schemes were developed.
The kingdom was formed in 207 bce, during the breakup of the Ch'in dynasty (221 206 bce), when the Ch'in governor of Yüeh (now Kwangtung and Kwangsi provinces) declared his territory independent.
Yueqin, Wade-Giles romanization yüeh-ch'in also called moon guitar, Chinese lute, one of a family of flat, round-bodied lutes found in Central and East Asia.
Gong Qinwang, ( Chinese: Prince Gong) Wade-Giles romanization Kung Ch'in-wang, original name Yixin (born Jan . 11 , 1833Beijing, China died May 30 , 1898 Beijing) leading official in the closing years of the Qing dynasty (1644 1911/12), who tried to repair a weakened government and to effect a rapprochement with the West.
January 11 , 1833Beijing, China May 30, 1898 Beijing, China Gong Qinwang, ( Chinese: Prince Gong) Wade-Giles romanization Kung Ch'in-wang, original name Yixin (born Jan . 11 , 1833Beijing, China died May 30 , 1898 Beijing) leading official in the closing years of the Qing dynasty (1644 1911/12), who tried to repair a weakened government and to effect a rapprochement with the West.
Yangqin, Wade-Giles romanization yang-ch'in, Chinese stringed instrument of the dulcimer, or struck zither, family.
The Emperor Ch'in Shih Huang Ti has declared six to be the paramount number of his reign, black the paramount color.
