| 1 | 秦始皇 | 秦始皇 | qín shǐ huáng | Qin2 Shi3 huang2 | Qin Shihuang (259-210 BC), the first emperor | | |
| 2 | 秦 | 秦 | qín | Qin2 | surname Qin; Qin dynasty (221-207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇 | | |
| 3 | 秦汉 | 秦漢 | qín hàn | Qin2 Han4 | the Qin (221-207 BC) and Han (206 BC-220 AD) dynasties | | |
| 4 | 秦国 | 秦國 | qín guó | Qin2 guo2 | the state of Qin, one of the seven states of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC) | | |
| 5 | 先秦 | 先秦 | xiān qín | xian1 Qin2 | pre-Qin, Chinese history up to the foundation of the Qin imperial dynasty in 221 BC | | |
| 6 | 秦二世 | 秦二世 | qín èr shì | Qin2 Er4 shi4 | Qin Ershi (229-207 BC), second Qin emperor | | |
| 7 | 秦椒 | 秦椒 | qín jiāo | Qin2 jiao1 | large leaf gentian (Gentiana macrophylla); (dialect) hot pepper (long and thin); same as 花椒 | | |
| 8 | 秦吉了 | 秦吉了 | qín jí liǎo | qin2 ji2 liao3 | mythical talking bird; mynah bird | | |
| 9 | 秦火 | 秦火 | qín huǒ | Qin2 huo3 | the Qin burning of the books in 212 BC | | |
| 10 | 秦桧 | 秦檜 | qín huì | Qin2 Hui4 | Qin Hui (1090-1155 AD), Song Dynasty official said to have betrayed General Yue Fei 岳飞 | | |
| 11 | 秦皇岛市 | 秦皇島市 | qín huáng dǎo shì | Qin2 huang2 dao3 shi4 | Qinhuangdao prefecture level city in Hebei | | |
| 12 | 秦皇岛 | 秦皇島 | qín huáng dǎo | Qin2 huang2 dao3 | Qinhuangdao prefecture level city in Hebei | | |
| 13 | 秦淮区 | 秦淮區 | qín huái qū | Qin2 huai2 qu1 | Qinhuai district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江苏 | | |
| 14 | 朝秦暮楚 | 朝秦暮楚 | zhāo qín mù chǔ | zhao1 Qin2 mu4 Chu3 | serve Qin in the morning Chu in the evening (idiom); quick to switch sides | | |
| 15 | 楚馆秦楼 | 楚館秦樓 | chǔ guǎn qín lóu | chu3 guan3 qin2 lou2 | place for pleasure; brothel (idiom) | | |
| 16 | 秦都区 | 秦都區 | qín dū qū | Qin2 du1 Qu1 | Qindu District in Xianyang City 咸阳市 , Shaanxi | | |
| 17 | 秦都 | 秦都 | qín dū | Qin2 du1 | Qindu District in Xianyang City 咸阳市 , Shaanxi | | |
| 18 | 秦代 | 秦代 | qín dài | Qin2 dai4 | Qin dynasty (221-207 BC), founded by the first emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇 , the first dynasty to rule the whole of China | | |
| 19 | 秦城监狱 | 秦城監獄 | qín chéng jiān yù | Qin2 cheng2 Jian1 yu4 | Qincheng Prison, maximum-security prison located about 30 km north of central Beijing, whose inmates include former high-level officials convicted of corruption | | |
| 20 | 秦朝 | 秦朝 | qín cháo | Qin2 chao2 | Qin Dynasty (221-207 BC) | | |
| 21 | 秦安县 | 秦安縣 | qín ān xiàn | Qin2 an1 xian4 | Qin'an county in Tianshui 天水 , Gansu | | |
| 22 | 秦安 | 秦安 | qín ān | Qin2 an1 | Qin'an county in Tianshui 天水 , Gansu | | |
| 23 | 前秦 | 前秦 | qián qín | Qian2 Qin2 | Former Qin of the Sixteen Kingdoms (351-395) | | |
| 24 | 明如秦镜 | 明如秦鏡 | míng rú qín jìng | ming2 ru2 qin2 jing4 | to see clearly the rights and wrongs of the case (idiom) | | |
| 25 | 后秦 | 後秦 | hòu qín | Hou4 Qin2 | Later Qin of the Sixteen Kingdoms (384-417) | | |