后秦 Traditional form: 後秦 Pinyin (reading): Hòu Qín Definitions: Later Qin of the Sixteen Kingdoms (384-417) Characters: 后 - after; behind, rear; descendants 秦 - the Qin dynasty (eponymous for China) Traditional characters: 後 - after; behind, rear; descendants 秦 - the Qin dynasty (eponymous for China)