?Qin strokes: 12.
The surname Qin is a polyphonic pronunciation: qín, tán. When used as a surname, it is generally pronounced as qín. There are four origins of the surname.
The surname Qin ranks 94th among the New Hundred Family Surnames.
There are four origins of the surname. People with the surname Qin are relatively concentrated in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and in provinces and autonomous regions such as Hubei, Hunan, Guangxi, and Guangdong. The ancestor of the surname Qin was Boyi of the Youzhu family, who lived during the period of Yu and Shun and assisted Dayu in flood control.
At that time, there were dense bamboo forests in Wendi. Among the ethnic groups living here, there was a group of people who used bamboo as their totem and were called the Zhu clan. Their leader was Boyi, who lived in Gao, today's Beiping. There are still bamboo forests around this place today, and the "Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest" were active here in the Jin Dynasty.
People with the surname Qin are distributed in 30 provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government, as well as Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Special Administrative Regions. A few immigrated to the United States, Canada, Australia and Malaysia.
Detailed explanation:
覃 (tán)
(form)
1. Meaningful.
Qin has a long flavor. ——"Shuowen". Duan Yucai's note: "This has the same sound and meaning as Youbu 鰰."
2. Long, lengthy.
Ge Zhiqinxi. ——Zhou Nan's poem "Ge Tan".
Another example: Qin En (profound and vast favor).
3. Spread, extend, extend to.
Qin and Guifang. ——"The elegant poetry".
Ge Zhiqin Xi, applied to Zhonggu. ——"Poetry King Feng Ge Tan".
Another example: Tan Tan (extended appearance).
4. Extend “favor” widely.
For example: Qin En (Guangbu Enze).
5. In depth.
Study carefully. ——"Preface to the Book of Kong Anguo".
Yangxiong Tansi. ——"Han Shu Xu Zhuan 1".
Another example: Tansi (think deeply, think deeply and carefully).