kin
/ˈkɪn/
nounadjective
Common
1.n.a person having kinship with another or others
“he's kin”
2.n.group of people related by blood or marriage
3.adj.related by blood
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kin and qin are homophones: they are pronounced identically and spelled differently, which is why they are so often swapped. kin means “a person having kinship with another or others”. qin means “the Chinese dynasty (from 246 BC to 206 BC) that established the first centralized imperial government and built much of the Great Wall”. kin is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈkɪn/
1.n.a person having kinship with another or others
“he's kin”
2.n.group of people related by blood or marriage
3.adj.related by blood
/ˈkɪn/
| kin | qin | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈkɪn/ | /ˈkɪn/ |
| Said | kin | kin |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Letters | 3 | 3 |
| Parts of speech | noun, adjective | noun |
| Senses | 3 | 1 |
| How common | Common | Familiar |
| Synonyms | kinsperson, family | Qin dynasty, Ch'in, Ch'in dynasty |
1.n.the Chinese dynasty (from 246 BC to 206 BC) that established the first centralized imperial government and built much of the Great Wall