西秦 Traditional form: 西秦 Pinyin (reading): Xī Qín Definitions: Western Qin of the Sixteen Kingdoms (385-431) Characters: 西 - west, western, westward 秦 - the Qin dynasty (eponymous for China) Traditional characters: 西 - west, western, westward 秦 - the Qin dynasty (eponymous for China)