Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 欠 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (欽)
Simplified (钦)
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Similar Characters
釗 endeavor (trad)釣 angle (trad/jp)釦 clasp (trad)釧 bracelet (trad)釩 vanadium (trad)釵 ornamental (trad)釺 tool for boring holes (trad)鈀 palladium (trad)鈄 Wine A Wine Flagon (trad)鈆 lead (archaic) (trad)鈉 sodium (trad)鈍 obtuse (trad/jp)鈎 barb (trad)鈔 paper money (trad)鈕 push button (trad)鈞 30 catties (trad)鈣 calcium (trad)鈦 titanium (trad)鈬 bell (iii)鈴 small bell (trad/jp)
Historical Evolution
钦
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
钦
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
钦
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
钦
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
钦
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
钦
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
钦
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
钦
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
钦
Regular
Modern
Chinese
钦 / 欽 [Qīn]
surname Qin
钦 / 欽 [qīn]
to respect; to admire; to venerate; by the emperor himself
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
欽 きん
Kin given name
欽 きんじ
Kinji unclassified name
欽 こん
Kon given name
欽 ひとし
Hitoshi male given name
欽 まこと
Makoto unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (25)
钦佩 [qīnpèi] #10,118
to admire
叶利钦 [Yèlìqīn] #29,072
Yeltsin (name)
令人钦佩 [lìngrénqīnpèi] #22,709
admirable
钦差 [qīnchāi] #34,524
imperial envoy
钦州 [Qīnzhōu] #35,346
Qinzhou prefecture level city in Guangxi
钦定 [qīndìng] #41,567
compiled and published by Imperial command (old)
何应钦 [HéYìngqīn] #41,861
He Yingqin (1890-1987), senior Guomindang general
钦州市 [Qīnzhōushì] #49,745
Qinzhou prefecture level city in Guangxi
尤尔钦科 [Yóu'ěrqīnkē] #68,034
Yurchenko (name)
德钦 [Déqīn] #52,666
Dechen county in Diqing Tibetan autonomous prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[DíqìngZàngzúzìzhìzhōu], Yunnan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
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JAPANESE WORDS (6)
KOREAN WORDS (1)