Jin may refer to:
States
editJìn 晉
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- Jin (Chinese state) (
晉 國 ), major state of the Zhou dynasty, existing from the 11th century BC to 376 BC - Jin dynasty (266–420) (
晉 朝 ), also known as Liang Jin and Sima Jin - Jin (Later Tang precursor) (
晉 國 ; 907–923), Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period - Later Jin (Five Dynasties) (
後 晉 ; 936–947), Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
Jīn 金
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- Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (
金 朝 ), also known as the Jurchen Jin - Later Jin (1616–1636) (
後金 ; 1616–1636), precursor of the Qing dynasty
Others
edit- Jin (Korean state) (
辰 國 ), precursor of the Jinhan Confederation - Balhae (698–713), originally known as Jin (
震 )
Places
edit- Jin Prefecture (Shanxi) (
晉 州 ), a former Chinese prefecture centered on present-day Linfen, Shanxi - Jin Prefecture (Shaanxi) (
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, official abbreviation Jin (
晋 ) - Tianjin, official abbreviation Jin (
津 )
Rivers
edit- Jin River (Bei River tributary) (锦江, Jǐn Jiāng), a tributary of the Bei River in Guangdong
- Jin River (Sichuan) (锦江, Jǐn Jiāng), a tributary of the Min River in Sichuan
- Jin River (Fujian) (
晋 江 , Jìn Jiāng), a river in Quanzhou Municipality, Fujian - Jin River (Xiang River tributary) (靳江, Jìn Jiāng), a tributary of the Xiang River in Hunan
Surnames
edit- Jin (Chinese surname), various Chinese surnames
- Jin (Korean surname), various Korean surnames
Entertainment
edit- 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 of Yu Yu Hakusho
- Jîn, a 2013 Turkish-German film
- Jin (film), a 2023 Bangladeshi film
People
edit- Jin (singer) (Kim Seok-jin, born 1992), South Korean singer of the boy band BTS
- Jin Akanishi (
赤 西 仁 , born 1984), Japanese musician - Jin Horikawa (
堀川 仁 , born 1962), Japanese voice actor - Jin Tanaka (
田中 仁 , born 1976), Japanese screenwriter - Jin Yamanoi (
山野井 仁 , born 1962), Japanese voice actor - Jinjin (Park Jin-woo, born 1996), South Korean singer of the boy group Astro
- MC Jin (born 1982), Hong Kong American rapper
Fictional characters
edit- Jin Kazama, the protagonist of the Tekken video game series
- Jin-Soo Kwon, 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
- Jin Kisaragi, a character in BlazBlue video games
- Jin Shirato, a character in Persona 3
- Jin Uzuki, a character in Xenosaga
- Jin Lee, The father of Meilin Lee in Turning Red.
- Jin Ryu, a character in Beyblade
- Jin Kaien, a character in Grand Chase
- Jin, the protagonist of the Choushinsei Flashman
- Jin, an antagonist in Xenoblade Chronicles 2
- Jin Bubaigawa, also known as Twice, an antagonist in My Hero Academia
- Jin Saotome, main protagonist of Cyberbots: Full Metal Madness
- Jin Sakai, main protagonist of Ghost of Tsushima
- Jin Kuwana, main antagonist of Lost Judgment
- Jin Sagami (
佐賀 美 陣 ), a supporting character in Ensemble Stars! - Jin Cheng, a main character in Netflix's 3 Body Problem (TV series)
- Jin Kaidou, a character from Little Battlers Experience
Sports
edit- Jin Akimoto (born 1971), Japanese mixed martial artist
- Jin Okubo (
大久保 陣 , born 1988), Japanese cyclist - Jin Hanato (
端 戸 仁 , born 1990), Japanese footballer - Jin Watanabe (handball player) (
渡部 仁 , born 1990), Japanese handball player - Jin Ueda (
上田 仁 , born 1991), Japanese table tennis player - Jin Hiratsuka (
平 墳 迅, born 1999), Japanese footballer - Jin Ikoma (
生駒 仁 , born 1999), Japanese footballer
Other uses
edit- JIN, the code for Jinja Airport in Uganda
- Jin Air, a South Korean airline
- Jin language
- Jīn (
斤 ), the Chinese name for the catty, a traditional East Asian unit of weight - Jin, a deadwood bonsai technique
See also
edit- Jinhan confederacy (
辰 韓 ; 1st century BC – 4th century AD), also known as Qinhan - Jinn (disambiguation)
- Jinzhou (disambiguation)
- Jinjiang (disambiguation)
- Gin (disambiguation)
- Chin (disambiguation)