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  *乾* | 乾* | *乾
surname Qian
the Qianlong era / Qianlong Emperor (1711–1799), sixth Qing emperor, princely title 寶親王|宝亲王, personal name 弘曆|弘历, reigned 1735–1799
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  *钱* | 钱* | *钱
surname Qian
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  *乔* | 乔* | *乔
surname Qiao
Chang Dai-chien or Zhang Daqian (1899-1983), one of the greatest Chinese artists of the 20th century
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surname Qiang
Heishui County (Tibetan: khro chu rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州, northwest Sichuan
(slang) cockroach ("Little Qiang" was originally the name given to a dead cockroach that had supposedly been a pet of the lead character in the 1993 Hong Kong comedy movie "Flirting Scholar". Subsequently, it came to be used as a name for any cockroach, and also for characters in film and television who are seemingly indestructible or repeatedly resurrected.)
Li Keqiang (1955–2023), PRC politician, premier 2013–2023
Xiao Qiao, one of the Two Qiaos, according to Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义, the two great beauties of ancient China
Qianling at Xianyang 咸陽市|咸阳市 in Shaanxi, burial site of third Tang emperor 高宗 and empress Wuzetian 武則天|武则天
(allusion to Tao Qian 陶潛|陶潜, who used this phrase when he resigned from government service rather than show subservience to a visiting inspector) to bow and scrape for five pecks of rice (that being a part of his salary as a local magistrate) / (fig.) to compromise one's principles for the sake of a salary
Wenchuan County (Tibetan: wun khron rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州, northwest Sichuan
Zhang Qian (-114 BC), Han dynasty explorer of 2nd century BC
Xiaojin County (Tibetan: btsan lha rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州, northwest Sichuan
Qiao Hong (1968–), retired Chinese female table tennis player
Qiang ethnic group
Longli, a county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 黔南布依族苗族自治州, Guizhou
Qiang flute
Kaili, a county-level city in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture 黔東南苗族侗族自治州|黔东南苗族侗族自治州, Guizhou
Sima Qian (145-86 BC), Han Dynasty historian, author of Records of the Grand Historian 史記|史记, known as the father of Chinese historiography
Danzhai, a county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture 黔東南苗族侗族自治州|黔东南苗族侗族自治州, Guizhou
Xuexi Qiangguo, PRC app designed to teach Xi Jinping Thought, released in 2019
Mao County in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州, northwest Sichuan
Hongqiao Airport (Shanghai)
Wuqiao, a county in Cangzhou City 滄州市|沧州市, Hebei
Gang of Four: Jiang Qing 江青, Zhang Chunqiao 張春橋|张春桥, Yao Wenyuan 姚文元, Wang Hongwen 王洪文, who served as scapegoats for the excesses of the cultural revolution
(idiom) to beg on the streets; to fall into utter destitution (allusion to Wu Zixu's 伍子胥 exile and humiliation as described in Sima Qian's "Records of the Grand Historian" 史記|史记)
Da Qiao, one of the Two Qiaos, according to Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义, the two great beauties of ancient China
qiang (spear)
Qianmen subway station on Beijing Subway Line 2
Tianzhu, a county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture 黔東南苗族侗族自治州|黔东南苗族侗族自治州, Guizhou
Qian Zhongshu (1910–1998), Chinese scholar and writer, author of the 1947 novel Fortress Beseiged 圍城|围城
Heishui County (Tibetan: khro chu rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州, northwest Sichuan
Ceheng, a county in Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 黔西南布依族苗族自治州, Guizhou
Pengshui Miao and Tujia autonomous county in Qianjiang suburbs of Chongqing municipality
Weng'an, a county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 黔南布依族苗族自治州, Guizhou
tidal bore of the Qiantang River 錢塘江|钱塘江 in Zhejiang
Huaqiao University
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surname Qiang
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
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surname Qiao
Congjiang, a county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture 黔東南苗族侗族自治州|黔东南苗族侗族自治州, Guizhou
Qiandao Lake in Zhejiang, aka Xin'an River Reservoir, created as part of a large hydroelectric project in 1959
Wenchuan County (Tibetan: wun khron rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州, northwest Sichuan
Sucheng, a district of Suqian City 宿遷市|宿迁市, Jiangsu
Chaqiliq nahiyisi or Ruoqiang county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州, Xinjiang
Tangut branch of the Qiang ethnic group / ancient ethnic group who made up the Xixia dynasty 西夏 1038-1227
Huangping, a county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture 黔東南苗族侗族自治州|黔东南苗族侗族自治州, Guizhou
Qian County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳, Shaanxi
Taijiang, a county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture 黔東南苗族侗族自治州|黔东南苗族侗族自治州, Guizhou
Yongqiao, a district of Suzhou City 宿州市, Anhui
Tianqiao district of Jinan city 濟南市|济南市, Shandong / Tianqiao district in Beijing, formerly a center of folk culture
Shibing, a county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture 黔東南苗族侗族自治州|黔东南苗族侗族自治州, Guizhou
Wangmo, a county in Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 黔西南布依族苗族自治州, Guizhou
Qiaoxi, a district of Shijiazhuang City 石家莊市|石家庄市, Hebei / Qiaoxi, a district of Zhangjiakou City 張家口市|张家口市, Hebei
history genre based on biography, such as Sima Qian's Record of the Historian
Hongqiao district of Tianjin municipality 天津市
Hongqiao district of Tianjin municipality 天津市
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Qiang ethnic group of northwestern Sichuan / surname Qiang
Weng'an County in Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 黔南布依族苗族自治州, Guizhou
Qianshan district of Anshan city 鞍山市, Liaoning
booming and golden age of Qing dynasty (from Kang Xi to Qian Long emperors)
Hongyuan County (Tibetan: rka khog rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州, northwest Sichuan
Wutongqiao, a district of Leshan City 樂山市|乐山市, Sichuan
Qiao Shi (1924-2015), Chinese politician
Suyu, a district of Suqian City 宿遷市|宿迁市, Jiangsu
Ningqiang County in Hanzhong 漢中|汉中, Shaanxi
Yuan Mei (1716–1797), Qing poet, essayist and gastronome, one of the Three Great Masters of the Qianlong-Jiaqing period 乾嘉三大家
Jinchuan County (Tibetan: chu chen rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州, northwest Sichuan
Suqian, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province 江蘇省|江苏省
Sansui, a county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture 黔東南苗族侗族自治州|黔东南苗族侗族自治州, Guizhou
Cengong, a county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture 黔東南苗族侗族自治州|黔东南苗族侗族自治州, Guizhou
Huishui, a county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 黔南布依族苗族自治州, Guizhou
Songpan County (Tibetan: zung chu rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州, northwest Sichuan
Tangut branch of the Qiang ethnic group / ancient ethnic group who made up the Xixia dynasty 西夏 1038-1227
Zoigê County (Tibetan: mdzod dge rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州, northwest Sichuan
Grand Scribe, the title by which Sima Qian 司馬遷|司马迁 refers to himself in Records of the Historian 史記|史记
Qiaojia county in Zhaotong 昭通, Yunnan
Pingqiao, a district of Xinyang City 信陽市|信阳市, Henan
Zhang Chunqiao (1917-2005), one of the Gang of Four
Xinduqiao town in Dartsendo county 康定縣|康定县, Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan
Pu'an, a county in Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 黔西南布依族苗族自治州, Guizhou
Qiantang River, the principal river of Zhejiang Province, eastern China, flowing through Hangzhou and into Hangzhou Bay, noted for its spectacular tidal bore 錢塘潮|钱塘潮
Fortress Besieged, 1947 novel by Qian Zhongshu 錢鍾書|钱钟书, filmed as a TV serial
Shuyang, a county in Suqian City 宿遷市|宿迁市, Jiangsu
Baqiao District of Xi’an 西安市, Shaanxi
Qiaokou, a district of Wuhan City 武漢市|武汉市, Hubei
Hongqiao, the name of numerous entities, notably a major airport in Shanghai, and a district in Tianjin
Majiang, a county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture 黔東南苗族侗族自治州|黔东南苗族侗族自治州, Guizhou
the three leading poets of the Qianlong-Jiaqing era (1735–1820), who championed personal expression and innovation in Qing poetry: Yuan Mei 袁枚, Jiang Shiquan 蔣士銓|蒋士铨 and Zhao Yi 趙翼|赵翼
Five non-Han people, namely: Huns or Xiongnu 匈奴, Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑, Jie , Di , Qiang , esp. in connection with the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 五胡十六國|五胡十六国
Qianjin, a district of Jiamusi City 佳木斯市, Heilongjiang
Rongjiang, a county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture 黔東南苗族侗族自治州|黔东南苗族侗族自治州, Guizhou
Ferdinand Augustin Hallerstein (1703-1774), Slovenian Jesuit missionary, astronomer and mathematician, spent 35 years at Emperor Qianlong's court
Songpan County (Tibetan: zung chu rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州, northwest Sichuan
Qinglong, a county in Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 黔西南布依族苗族自治州, Guizhou
Banqiao or Panchiao city in Taiwan
Wuqia county in Xinjiang
Qinqiang, an opera style popular in northwest China, possibly originating in Ming dynasty folk music / Shaanxi opera
Sandu Shui Autonomous County, in Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 黔南布依族苗族自治州, Guizhou

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