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pinyin Hanyu Pinyin (), often shortened to just pinyin, is the official romanization system for Standard Mandarin Chinese in China, and to some extent, in Singapore and Malaysia. It is often used to teach Mandarin, normally written in Chinese fo ...

romanization Romanization or romanisation, in linguistics, is the conversion of text from a different writing system to the Roman (Latin) script, or a system for doing so. Methods of romanization include transliteration, for representing written text, a ...

of various Chinese names and words. These have also been romanized as Kin and Chin (

Wade–Giles Wade–Giles () is a romanization system for Mandarin Chinese. It developed from a system produced by Thomas Francis Wade, during the mid-19th century, and was given completed form with Herbert A. Giles's '' Chinese–English Dictionary'' o ...

). "Jin" also occurs in Japanese and Korean. It may refer to:

States

Jìn 晉

Jin (Chinese state) Jin (, Old Chinese: ''*''), originally known as Tang (唐), was a major state during the middle part of the Zhou dynasty, based near the centre of what was then China, on the lands attributed to the legendary Xia dynasty: the southern par ...

(晉國), major state of the Zhou dynasty, existing from the 11th century BC to 376 BC *

Jin dynasty (266–420) The Jin dynasty (; ) or the Jin Empire, sometimes distinguished as the (司馬晉) or the (兩晉), was an imperial dynasty of China that existed from 266 to 420. It was founded by Sima Yan (Emperor Wu), eldest son of Sima Zhao, who had p ...

(晉朝), also known as Liang Jin and Sima Jin *

Jin (Later Tang precursor) Jin (晉; 883 (or 896 or 907)–923), also known as Hedong (河東) and Former Jin (前晉) in Chinese historiography, was a dynastic state of China and the predecessor of the Later Tang dynasty. Its princely rulers were the ethnic Shatuo warl ...

(晉國; 907–923), Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period *

Later Jin (Five Dynasties) Jin, known as the Later Jìn (, 936–947) or the Shi Jin (石晉) in historiography, was an imperial dynasty of China and the third of the Five Dynasties during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. It was founded by Shi Jingtang (Emp ...

(後晉; 936–947), Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period

Jīn 金

Jin dynasty (1115–1234) The Jin dynasty (, ; ) or Jin State (; Jurchen: Anchun Gurun), officially known as the Great Jin (), was an imperial dynasty of China that existed between 1115 and 1234. Its name is sometimes written as Kin, Jurchen Jin, Jinn, or Chin in ...

(金朝), also known as the Jurchen Jin *

Later Jin (1616–1636) The Later Jin, officially known as Jin or the Great Jin, was a royal dynasty of China in Manchuria and the precursor to the Qing dynasty. Established in 1616 by the Jianzhou Jurchen chieftain Nurhaci upon his reunification of the Jurchen ...

(後金; 1616–1636), precursor of the Qing dynasty

Others

Jin (Korean state) The state of Jin () was a confederacy of statelets which occupied some portion of the southern Korean peninsula from the 4th to 2nd centuries BCE, bordering Gojoseon to the north. Its capital was somewhere south of the Han River. It preced ...

(辰國), precursor of the Jinhan Confederation *

Balhae Balhae ( ko, 발해, zh, c=渤海, p=Bóhǎi, russian: Бохай, translit=Bokhay, ), also rendered as Bohai, was a multi-ethnic kingdom whose land extends to what is today Northeast China, the Korean Peninsula and the Russian Far East. It ...

(698–713), originally known as Jin (震)

Places

Jin Prefecture (Shanxi) Jin Prefecture, also known by its Chinese name Jinzhou, was a prefecture of imperial China. Its seat—also known as Jinzhou—was at Pingyang (modern Linfen, Shanxi). History Jin was created from Tang Prefecture (, ''Tángzhōu'') in AD&nb ...

(晉州), a former Chinese prefecture centered on present-day Linfen, Shanxi *

Jin Prefecture (Shaanxi) Jin Prefecture, also known by its Chinese name Jinzhou, was a prefecture of imperial China. Its seat—also known as Jinzhou—was at Xicheng (modern Ankang, Shaanxi). History Jin was created from Eastern Liang Prefecture (, ''Dōngliángzhō ...

(金州), a former Chinese efecture centered on present-day Ankang, Shaanxi * Jin Prefecture (Hunan) (锦州), a former Chinese prefecture centered on Luyang in present-day Hunan *

Shanxi Shanxi (; ; formerly romanised as Shansi) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the North China region. The capital and largest city of the province is Taiyuan, while its next most populated prefecture-leve ...

, official abbreviation Jin (晋) *

Tianjin Tianjin (; ; Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Tientsin (), is a municipality and a coastal metropolis in Northern China on the shore of the Bohai Sea. It is one of the nine national central cities in Mainland China, with a total popu ...

, official abbreviation Jin (津)

Rivers

* Jin River (锦江, ''Jǐn Jiāng''), a tributary of the Bei River in Guangdong * Jin River (锦江, ''Jǐn Jiāng''), a tributary of the Min River in Sichuan * Jin River (晋江, ''Jìn Jiāng''), a river in Quanzhou Municipality, Fujian * Jin River (靳江, ''Jìn Jiāng''), a tributary of the Xiang River in Hunan

Surnames

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 ...

, various Chinese surnames *

Jin (Korean surname) Jin or Chin (진) is the romanization of a number of Korean surnames, written as 陳, 秦, 眞, or 晉 in hanja. While some earliest figures of the surname date back to the Korean Kingdom of Baekjae and Silla, other figures include the early Chi ...

, various Korean surnames

Entertainment

* ''Jin'' (manga), a Japanese manga series by Motoka Murakami ** ''Jin'' (TV series), a Japanese television adaptation of the manga * "Jin, the Wind Master", an

episode An episode is a narrative unit within a larger dramatic work or documentary production, such as a series intended for radio, television or streaming consumption. The noun ''episode'' is derived from the Greek term ''epeisodion'' (), meaning th ...

of ''Yu Yu Hakusho'' * ''

Jîn Jîn (Kurdish for "life") is a 2013 Turkish-German movie directed by Reha Erdem. The movie is about a Kurdish guerilla fighter who deserted her military unit aiming at leaving the conflict region (Eastern Turkey) for the city of Izmir. Plot T ...

'', a 2013 Turkish-German film * ''Jin'' (film), an upcoming Bangladeshi film

People

*, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese voice actor *

Jin Akimoto Jin Akimoto (born April 7, 1971; ) is a retired Japanese mixed martial artist. He competed in the Bantamweight and Flyweight divisions. He spent the entirety of his career, barring one fight, in Shooto. Between 2000 and 2004 he was ranked as ...

(born 1971), Japanese mixed martial artist * MC Jin (born 1982), Hong Kong American rapper *, Japanese musician *, Japanese cyclist *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese handball player *, Japanese table tennis player *

Kim Seok-jin Kim Seok-jin (; born December 4, 1992), also known professionally as Jin, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, and member of the South Korean boy band BTS. Kim has co-written and released three solo tracks with BTS: " Awake" in 2016, "Epiphan ...

(born 1992), stage name Jin, South Korean singer of the boy band BTS * Park Jin-woo (born 1996), stage name Jin Jin (진진) South Korean singer of the boy group

Astro Astro may refer to: Entertainment and media * Astro (South Korean band), a South Korean boy band * Astro (UB40) (1957–2021), member of the British reggae band UB40 * Astro (Chilean band), a Chilean indie rock band * Astro (Japanese band), ...

*Park Myung-eun (born 1996), stage name Jin, South Korean singer with the girl group

Lovelyz Lovelyz () is a South Korean girl group formed in 2014 by Woollim Entertainment and is the company's first girl group. The group consists of eight members: Baby Soul, Jiae, Jisoo, Mijoo, Kei, Jin, Sujeong and Yein. Their debut album, '' Girls' ...

*, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer

Fictional characters

Jin Kazama is a fictional character of the ''Tekken'' fighting game series created by Bandai Namco Entertainment. He was introduced as the protagonist in the 1997 game ''Tekken 3'' and has been the central character of the series from that game onwards. T ...

, the protagonist of the ''Tekken'' video game series *

Jin-Soo Kwon Jin-Soo Kwon, better known as "Jin," is a fictional character on the ABC television series ''Lost'' played by Daniel Dae Kim. Character biography Prior to the crash Jin-Soo Kwon was born on 27 November 1974 in Namhae, South Korea, to a ...

, a character in ''Lost'' * Jin, a character in the ''O-Parts Hunter'' series * Jin, a character in ''Samurai Champloo'' media * Jin, a character in ''YuYu Hakusho'' * Jin Kariya, a character in the anime ''Bleach'' * Jin Kirigiri, a character in ''

Danganronpa is a Japanese video game franchise created by Kazutaka Kodaka and developed and owned by Spike Chunsoft (formerly Spike). The series primarily surrounds various groups of apparent high school students who are forced into murdering each othe ...

'' * Jin Kisaragi, a character in ''BlazBlue'' video games * Jin Shirato, a character in ''Persona 3'' * Jin Uzuki, a character in ''Xenosaga'' * Jin Ryu, a character in ''

Beyblade is a line of spinning-top toys originally developed by Takara, first released in Japan in July 1999, along with its debut series. Following Takara's merger with Tomy in 2006, Beyblades are now developed by Takara Tomy. Various toy companies ...

'' * Jin Kaien, a character in ''

Grand Chase ''Grand Chase'' ( ko, 그랜드체이스, lit=Grand Chase) was a free-to-play, two-dimensional side-scrolling MMORPG, developed by the South Korean company KOG Studios. Alternative names for ''Grand Chase'' included ''Three Young Heroes'' ( zh, ...

'' * Jin, the protagonist of the ''

Choushinsei Flashman is the tenth installment in the ''Super Sentai'' metaseries produced by Toei Company. It was broadcast on TV Asahi from March 1, 1986, to February 21, 1987 , replacing ''Dengeki Sentai Changeman'' and was replaced by ''Hikari Sentai Maskman'' wit ...

'' * Jin, an antagonist in '' Xenoblade Chronicles 2'' * Jin Bubaigawa, also known as Twice, an antagonist in ''

My Hero Academia is a Japanese superhero manga series written and illustrated by Kōhei Horikoshi. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine '' Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since July 2014, with its chapters additionally collected i ...

'' * Jin Saotome, main protagonist of '' Cyberbots: Full Metal Madness'' * Jin Sakai, main protagonist of '' Ghost of Tsushima'' * Jin Kuwana, main antagonist of ''

Lost Judgment ''Lost Judgment'' is an action-adventure video game developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and published by Sega. It was released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S on September 24, 2021, for Amazon Luna on March 31, 2022, ...

Other uses

* JIN, the code for

Jinja Airport Jinja Airport is a small civilian and military airport in Uganda. It serves the town of Jinja in Jinja District, Busoga, Eastern Region. It is adjacent to the Uganda Senior Command and Staff College of the Uganda People's Defence Force at Kimak ...

in Uganda * Jin Air, a South Korean airline *

Jin language Jin (; ) is a proposed group of varieties of Chinese spoken by roughly 63 million people in northern China, including most of Shanxi province, much of central Inner Mongolia, and adjoining areas in Hebei, Henan, and Shaanxi provinces. The stat ...

* Jīn (斤), the Chinese name for the

catty The catty, kati or , pronounced as jin in Mandarin and gan in Cantonese, is a traditional Chinese unit of mass used across East and Southeast Asia, notably for weighing food and other groceries in some wet markets, street markets, and shops ...

, a traditional East Asian unit of weight * Jin, a deadwood bonsai technique