せん
先
しん
秦

noun

Messages.hist.
  1. pre-Qin period (of China).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
せん
先
しん
秦
 先秦 せんしん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

before, ahead, previous
セン　さき　ま.ず (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
Manchu dynasty, name given to naturalized foreigners
はた　シン　たい (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
folded hands
three
サン　み　みっ.つ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
two-branch tree radical (no. 115)
カ　いね (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)