Yin () is a Chinese surname. In 800 BCE, Bo Jifu, a renowned judge during the reign of

King Xuan of Zhou __NOTOC__ King Xuan of Zhou, personal name Ji Jing, was king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty; his reign has been reconstructed to be 827/25782 BC. He worked to restore royal authority after the Gonghe Regency. He fought the "Western Barbarians" ...

, held the position of Yin (equivalent to First Minister or most favored Minister) and changed his name to Yin Jifu. During the era of the

Imperial Examination The imperial examination was a civil service examination system in History of China#Imperial China, Imperial China administered for the purpose of selecting candidates for the Civil service#China, state bureaucracy. The concept of choosing bureau ...

System, three other

magistrates The term magistrate is used in a variety of systems of governments and laws to refer to a civilian officer who administers the law. In ancient Rome, a ''magistratus'' was one of the highest ranking government officers, and possessed both judici ...

took on the surname Yǐn () to denote their Imperial rank and favoured status. It is the 100th name on the ''

Hundred Family Surnames The ''Hundred Family Surnames'' (), commonly known as ''Bai Jia Xing'', also translated as ''Hundreds of Chinese Surnames'', is a classic Chinese language , Chinese text composed of common Chinese surnames. An unknown author compiled the book ...

'' poem.K. S. Tom.

989 Year 989 ( CMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Emperor Basil II uses his contingent of 6,000 Varangians to help him defeat Bardas Phokas (the Younger), who suffe ...

(1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom.

University of Hawaii Press A university () is an institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". Uni ...

. . The Korean surname Yun and the Vietnamese surname Doãn are derived from Yin and traditionally written in the same

Chinese character Chinese characters are logographs used to write the Chinese languages and others from regions historically influenced by Chinese culture. Of the four independently invented writing systems accepted by scholars, they represent the only on ...

. A 2013 study found it to be the 79th most common surname, being shared by 3,460,000 people or 0.260% of the population, with the province with the most being

Hunan Hunan is an inland Provinces of China, province in Central China. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the Administrative divisions of China, province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi to the east, Gu ...

.中国四百大姓, 袁义达, 邱家儒, Beijing Book Co. Inc., 1 January 2013

Notable people

* Yiin Chii-ming (; born 1952) Minister of Economic Affairs of the Republic of China (2008–2009) *

Yin Fu Yin Fu () ( Chanhuaicun (), Jixian (), China, 1840 – China, June, 1909) was a Baguazhang (a martial art) disciple of Dong Haichuan responsible for the creation of the Yin Style Baguazhang. Yin Fu was Dong's earliest disciple in Prince ...

(), creator of a sub-branch of the Bagua martial art; bodyguard to the

Empress Dowager Cixi Empress Dowager Cixi ( ; 29 November 1835 – 15 November 1908) was a Manchu noblewoman of the Yehe Nara clan who effectively but periodically controlled the Chinese government in the late Qing dynasty as empress dowager and regent for almost 50 ...

and personal trainer of the Emperor. * Yin Han and Yin Zhen, members of the judiciary of the

Han dynasty The Han dynasty was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China (202 BC9 AD, 25–220 AD) established by Liu Bang and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–206 BC ...

. * Yin Haoyu (; born 2003), also known as Patrick Finkler. Thai-German actor, singer, dancer, songwriter, model, and former member of INTO1, a debuted boy group of Produce Camp 2021. * Yin Lin, a painter of the

Tang dynasty The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, c=唐朝), or the Tang Empire, was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907, with an Wu Zhou, interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed ...

. * Yin Zhongke, a member of the judiciary of the

Song dynasty The Song dynasty ( ) was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 960 to 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song, who usurped the throne of the Later Zhou dynasty and went on to conquer the rest of the Fiv ...

. * Yin Zhangsheng, a painter of the Song dynasty, * Yin Wen, a personal tutor of princes of the

Ming dynasty The Ming dynasty, officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol Empire, Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming was the last imperial dynasty of ...

* Wan Kwong (, born 1949 in Saigon, Vietnam), Hong Kong pop singer, born Lui Minkwong ( and also known as Jackson Wan Kwong), a singer from Hong Kong, known as "The Temple Street Prince" *

Yin Li (politician) Yin Li ( zh, c=尹力, p=Yǐn Lì; born August 1962) is a Chinese politician currently serving as Party Secretary of Beijing and a member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party. Previously, he served as party secretary of Fujian, Fujia ...

, Governor of Sichuan (2016–) * Wan Kuok-koi (; born 1955), popularly known as Broken Tooth Koi, former leader of the Macau branch of the 14K Triad * Yin Zheng (, born 1986), Chinese actor *

Terence Yin Terence Yin Chi-wai (, born 19 May 1975) is a Hong Kong film actor, singer, producer, and media relations specialist. Yin has starred in over 30 movies, released one solo album and resides in Hong Kong. Early life May 19, 1975, Yin was born ...

Chi-wai (; born 1975), a Chinese film actor * Samuel Yin (; born 1950) Taiwanese billionaire businessman and philanthropist *

Xi Yin Xi Yin (; born December 1983 ) is a Chinese-American theoretical physicist. Biography Yin was accepted to University of Science and Technology of China in 1996, at the age of 12, and completed the (then) 5-year bachelor program in 2001. He gain ...

(; born 1983) a Chinese-American theoretical physicist * Yin Mingshan (; born 1938 in Chongqing, Sichuan) a Chinese businessman, the chairman of Lifan Industrial Corporation

References

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