GGood Chinese Name

Chinese surname · rank 91

覃

覃 is read as qín.

Pinyin

qín

Script forms

Simplified and traditional 覃

Basic meaning

deep; extensive; reach

Five element

Water

Origin

Time: Ancient Tan/Qin-related written and regional traditions; Ancient surname tradition, before 221 BCE; exact calendar year not pinned by the attached sources

Place: Multiple traditions, including southern and central China regional branches

Origin note

Qin/Tan written 覃 has multiple surname traditions and regional readings. Some branches are related to Tan/Qin written forms; others are southern regional lineages. The page presents it as a multi-source surname and avoids forcing one origin onto all families.

Historical figures

覃振 (Qin Zhen)

1885-1947 CE · Republican-era political figure

A modern political figure.

覃应机 (Qin Yingji)

1915-1992 CE · modern public figure

A twentieth-century public official from Guangxi.

Sources checked