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Mandarin, the common dialect of China; other romanizations of the surname include Chin and Jin in Mandarin, Ceon and Cheun in Cantonese, and Tần (or Tan when commonly written without accent in ASCII) in Vietnamese. People with this surname are most commonly found in
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377:(秦九韶; 1202–1261), Southern Song dynasty mathematician
462:(born 1996), China-born Australian badminton player
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492:(1898–1986), botanist specialist of pteridophytes
371:(秦檜; 1090–1155), Southern Song dynasty politician
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383:(秦良玉; 1574–1648), Ming dynasty general
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414:(秦祥林; Qin Xianglin; born 1948), actor
352:(秦宗權; died 889), Tang dynasty warlord
346:(秦瓊; died 638), Tang dynasty general
474:(秦少波; born 1982), acrobat and actor
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444:(秦艺源; born 1973), badminton player
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486:(秦升; born 1986), football player
408:(秦怡; Qin Yi; 1922–2022), actress
1193:List of common Chinese surnames
365:), Song dynasty writer and poet
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334:(秦嘉), Eastern Han dynasty poet
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426:(秦光荣; born 1954), politician
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468:(秦岚; born 1981), actress
450:(秦东亚; born 1978), judoka
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16:Not to be confused with
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480:(秦凯; born 1986), diver
456:(秦昊; born 1979), actor
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240:(鲁). During the early
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319:(秦開), general of the
291:Moyan (抹捻 during the
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344:Qin Qiong
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532:"秦, Qin"
436:Qin Gang
356:Qin Guan
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