The

chin The chin is the forward pointed part of the anterior mandible (List_of_human_anatomical_regions#Regions, mental region) below the lower lip. A fully developed human skull has a chin of between 0.7 cm and 1.1 cm. Evolution The presence of a we ...

is the lowermost part of the human face. *

Double chin The chin is the forward pointed part of the anterior mandible ( mental region) below the lower lip. A fully developed human skull has a chin of between 0.7 cm and 1.1 cm. Evolution The presence of a well-developed chin is considered to be one ...

, an extra layer of fat that protrudes from underneath the chin *

Cleft chin The chin is the forward pointed part of the anterior mandible ( mental region) below the lower lip. A fully developed human skull has a chin of between 0.7 cm and 1.1 cm. Evolution The presence of a well-developed chin is considered to be one ...

, a chin with a dimple in the center *

Chin-up A pull-up is an upper-body strength exercise. The pull-up is a closed-chain movement where the body is suspended by the hands, gripping a bar or other implement at a distance typically wider than shoulder-width, and pulled up. As this happens, ...

, a strength training exercise *

Chin (combat sports) In combat sports such as boxing, kickboxing and mixed martial arts, a fighter's chin is the figurative ability to tolerate physical trauma to the chin or jaw without being knocked unconscious. The fictional Rocky Balboa character of the ''Rocky' ...

, "a good chin", a fighter's ability to tolerate hard punches to the face without being knocked out * Chinface, a comical performance where eyes are drawn on the chin and it is filmed upside-down Chin may also refer to:

China

Jin (disambiguation) Jin is a toneless pinyin romanization of various Chinese names and words. These have also been romanized as Kin and Chin (Wade–Giles). "Jin" also occurs in Japanese and Korean. It may refer to: States Jìn 晉 * Jin (Chinese state) (晉國), ...

, romanized as Chin in Wade–Giles *

Qin (disambiguation) Qin may refer to: Dynasties and states * Qin (state) (秦), a major state during the Zhou Dynasty of ancient China * Qin dynasty (秦), founded by the Qin state in 221 BC and ended in 206 BC * Daqin (大秦), ancient Chinese name for the Roman Emp ...

, romanized as Ch'in in Wade–Giles

Myanmar

Chin State Chin State (, ) is a state in western Myanmar. The Chin State is bordered by Sagaing Division and Magway Division to the east, Rakhine State to the south, Bangladesh to the south-west, and the Indian states of Mizoram to the west and Manipur t ...

, a state in Myanmar * Chin people, the name of an ethnic group living in Myanmar and Bangladesh *

Chin languages The Kuki-Chin languages (also called Kuki-Chin-Mizo, Kukish or South-Central Tibeto-Burman languages) are a branch of 50 or so Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in northeastern India, western Myanmar and southeastern Bangladesh. Most speakers of the ...

, family of Tibeto-Burman languages

Personal names

Chinn Chinn is a surname, originating both in England and among overseas Chinese communities. Origins and statistics As an English surname, it originated as a nickname for people with prominent chins, from Middle English or . It is also a spelling, ba ...

, or Chin, English surname *

Chin (surname) Chin is a surname. As a Chinese surname or Korean surname, it could originate from various Chinese characters (including , , and ), and it is also a surname in other cultures as well. Origins As a Chinese surname, Chin could originate from numero ...

, an alternate spelling for several East Asian surnames of Chinese origin: **

Qin (surname) Qín () (秦) is a common Chinese surname. "Qin" is the hanyu pinyin romanization of the surname for Mandarin, the common dialect of China; other romanizations of the surname include Chin and Jin in Mandarin, Ceon and Cheun in Cantonese, and Tầ ...

Jin (Chinese surname) Jin is the Hanyu pinyin transliteration of a number of Chinese surnames. The most common one, Jīn , literally means "gold" and is 29th in the list of "Hundred Family Surnames". As of 2006, it is ranked the List of common Chinese surnames, 64th ...

Qian (surname) Qian (; Shanghainese: ), also spelt Chin, Chien, Tsien, or Zee in Wu Chinese, is a common Chinese family name. The name literally means "money". Qian is listed at the second place in the Song Dynasty text ''Hundred Family Surnames'', in the lin ...

Chen (surname) Chen () () is a common Chinese-language surname and one of the most common surnames in Asia. It is the most common surname in Taiwan (2010) and Singapore (2000). Chen is also the most common family name in Guangdong, Zhejiang, Fujian, Macau, and ...

Vincent Gigante Vincent Louis Gigante (; March 28, 1928 – December 19, 2005), also known as "The Chin", was an American mobster who was boss of the Genovese crime family in New York City from 1981 to 2005. Gigante started out as a professional boxer who fough ...

(1928–2005), a notorious mafioso, often referred to by his nickname "Chin" *

Chinawut Indracusin Chinawut-Stéphane Indracusin ( th, ชินวุฒ อินทรคูสิน; ), also known as Chin, is a Thai singer, actor, model, dancer and music composer. He was the presenter for Sony Skinny T Digital Camera in Malaysia and a singe ...

(born 1989), also known as "Chin", a Thai-French singer

Fictional characters

* The Crimson Chin, in the animated series ''

The Fairly OddParents ''The Fairly OddParents'' is an American animated television series created by Butch Hartman for Nickelodeon. The series follows the adventures of Timmy Turner, a 10-year-old boy with two fairy godparents named Cosmo and Wanda who grant him w ...

'' * Chin Gentsai, in the video game series ''

King of Fighters ''The King of Fighters'' (''KOF'') is a series of fighting games by SNK that began with the release of ''The King of Fighters '94'' in 1994. The series was developed originally for SNK's Neo Geo MVS arcade hardware. This served as the main pl ...

'' * Chin the Conqueror, in the animated series ''

Avatar: The Last Airbender ''Avatar: The Last Airbender'' (abbreviated as ''ATLA''), also known as ''Avatar: The Legend of Aang'' in some regions or simply ''Avatar'', is an American anime-influenced animated television series created by Michael Dante DiMartino and ...

'' *

Grace Chin This article lists the characters featured in the American ABC comedy-drama series ''Ugly Betty''. Main characters Betty Suarez Betty Suarez, played by America Ferrera, is the main protagonist. Aims to run her own magazine in the future. She i ...

* Chin, in the video game '' Hong Kong 97''

Geography

* Chin, alternative

name of China The names of China include the many contemporary and historical appellations given in various languages for the East Asian country known as ''Zhōngguó'' (/, "middle country") in its national language, Standard Mandarin. China, the name in En ...

* Chin, Alberta, a small hamlet in Canada * Chin, Iran, a village in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran * Chin, Zanjan, a village in Zanjan Province, Iran * Chin Rural District, in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran

Other

* Transliteration variant of the Chinese " Jin" ** Chin dynasty (disambiguation) *

Chin (Mayan god) Chin, together with Cu, Cavil (glossed as 'idol,' likely referring to K'awiil), and Maran, is mentioned as the name of the male deity said to have demonstrated sexual intercourse with other male deities and humans. In describing the customs of t ...

, a god in Mayan mythology * Chinovnik, a rank given to a

civil servant The civil service is a collective term for a sector of government composed mainly of career civil servants hired on professional merit rather than appointed or elected, whose institutional tenure typically survives transitions of political leaders ...

in Imperial Russia; the same term also refers to

Euchologion The Euchologion (Greek: ; Slavonic: Трeбникъ, ''Trebnik''; ro, Euhologiu/Molitfelnic) is one of the chief liturgical books of the Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic churches, containing the portions of the services which are sai ...

, the liturgical book used by a bishop *

Japanese Chin The Japanese Chin ( ja, 狆, ), also known as the Japanese Spaniel, is a dog known for its strabismus of the eyes. Being both a lap dog and a companion dog, this toy breed has a distinctive heritage. History While most believe that the sou ...