Jin (disambiguation)
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Chinese contexts
- Jin Chinese (晋语), Jin-yu spoken dialect
- Jin (surname)Jin (surname)Jin is a Chinese family name. It literally means "gold" and is No. 29 of the Hundred Family Surnames. The surname is also used in Vietnam and Korea, where it is romanized as Kim and in Hong Kong, in Cantonese, Kam...
(金, 靳, 晉), Chinese surname - CattyCattyThe catty , symbol 斤, 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. Related units include the picul, equal to 100 catties, and the tael, which is of a catty. A stone is a...
(斤), a unit of weight in China - ShanxiShanxi' is a province in Northern China. Its one-character abbreviation is "晋" , after the state of Jin that existed here during the Spring and Autumn Period....
, abbreviated as Jìn (晋), a province of China - Ancient Chinese history:
- Jin of XiaJin of XiaJǐn was the 13th ruler of the semi-legendary Xia Dynasty. His other name is Yinjia , He probably ruled for about 21 years. According to Bamboo Annals, he moved the capital to West River . In the fourth year of Jin's reign, he missed his former hometown and made the music of West Sound...
(廑, 1810–1789 BCE), 13th ruler of the Xia Dynasty - Jin (Chinese state) (晉, 11th century BCE–376 BCE), a state of the Zhou Dynasty in northern China
- Jin Dynasty (265–420), Chinese dynasty
- State of Jin (c. 900–923), predecessor to Later Tang DynastyLater Tang DynastyThe Later Tang Dynasty was a short-lived dynasty that lasted from 923 to 937 one of the five dynasties during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period. It was also the first in a series of three dynasties ruled by the Shatuo Turks...
- Jin Dynasty (1115–1234), 金朝, a Jurchen ruling dynasty (see below for other Jin Dynasties)
- Jurchen people, or Jin people
- Jin of Xia
Korea
- Jin (Korean state) (3rd–2nd centuries BCE, 辰國), in southern Korea
- BalhaeBalhaeBalhae was a Manchurian kingdom established after the fall of Goguryeo. After Goguryeo's capital and southern territories fell to Unified Silla, Dae Jo-yeong, a Mohe general, whose father was Dae Jung-sang, established Jin , later called Balhae.Balhae occupied southern parts of Manchuria and...
(698–926), known as Jin kingdom (震國) before 713, a kingdom in northern Korea and Manchuria - Jin (Korean name)Jin (Korean name)-陳:Jin, surname of korea, origin has Chen, Liu, Bai, etc clan, they are majority in jin clan of modern korea, known peope are;*Jin Soo from Song Dynasty, AD 1200.*Jin Woo Ryang from Ming Dynasty, AD 1300....
, (ChenChenChen is a Chinese surname and a Hebrew word meaning "loveliness", or "grace", which is also a common given name and surname. See Chen .Chen can also refer to:*Chen Dynasty, dynasty in Chinese history...
-陳, JinJinJīn can mean either "muscle" or "tendon" . Exercises designed to develop Jīn are known as Jīngōng . In the context of Chinese martial arts, such exercises develop the ability to recruit the tendons at the beginning and end of a movement as a means of enhancing and delivering the force generated by...
-晉, ZhenZhen-surname Zhēn:Jian:Yen:甄 is a Chinese and Korean surname. Note that the Chinese syllable that's transcribed Zhen in the modern Hanyu Pinyin transcription was written Chen in the older Wade-Giles system;thus many people with this surname may have been known in English as Chen.*from Guan Ming name...
-眞, QinQin-Chinese dynasties and states:*Qin , a state of China during the Eastern Zhou Dynasty*Qin Dynasty , which followed Qin's unification of China in 221 BC and ended in 206 BC*Da Qin , Roman Empire, 202 BC to AD 220...
- 秦) a Korean surname - Jin, common of ZhenZhen-surname Zhēn:Jian:Yen:甄 is a Chinese and Korean surname. Note that the Chinese syllable that's transcribed Zhen in the modern Hanyu Pinyin transcription was written Chen in the older Wade-Giles system;thus many people with this surname may have been known in English as Chen.*from Guan Ming name...
(眞), BaekjeBaekjeBaekje or Paekche was a kingdom located in southwest Korea. It was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, together with Goguryeo and Silla....
, SillaSillaSilla was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, and one of the longest sustained dynasties in...
, HubaekjeHubaekjeHubaekje, or Later Baekje, was one of the Later Three Kingdoms of Korea, along with Hugoguryeo and Silla. It was officially founded by the disaffected Silla general Gyeon Hwon in 900, and fell to Wanggeon's Goryeo army in 936. Its capital was at Jeonju, in present-day North Jeolla province...
's surname - Jin, common of QinQin-Chinese dynasties and states:*Qin , a state of China during the Eastern Zhou Dynasty*Qin Dynasty , which followed Qin's unification of China in 221 BC and ended in 206 BC*Da Qin , Roman Empire, 202 BC to AD 220...
(秦), BaekjeBaekjeBaekje or Paekche was a kingdom located in southwest Korea. It was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, together with Goguryeo and Silla....
, SillaSillaSilla was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, and one of the longest sustained dynasties in...
's surname - Jin, common of ShinShinShin may refer to:* Shinbone, the larger of the two bones in the leg below the knee in vertebrates* Shin , the twenty-first letter in many Semitic alphabets* Shin , origin of Shin name, which means "new"...
, SinSinIn religion, sin is the violation or deviation of an eternal divine law or standard. The term sin may also refer to the state of having committed such a violation. Christians believe the moral code of conduct is decreed by God In religion, sin (also called peccancy) is the violation or deviation...
(神). 神 is BaekjeBaekjeBaekje or Paekche was a kingdom located in southwest Korea. It was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, together with Goguryeo and Silla....
's surname - Jin, common of ZhenZhen-surname Zhēn:Jian:Yen:甄 is a Chinese and Korean surname. Note that the Chinese syllable that's transcribed Zhen in the modern Hanyu Pinyin transcription was written Chen in the older Wade-Giles system;thus many people with this surname may have been known in English as Chen.*from Guan Ming name...
(鎭, 眞) - Jin, common of Kim(金) at before GoryeoGoryeoThe Goryeo Dynasty or Koryŏ was a Korean dynasty established in 918 by Emperor Taejo. Korea gets its name from this kingdom which came to be pronounced Korea. It united the Later Three Kingdoms in 936 and ruled most of the Korean peninsula until it was removed by the Joseon dynasty in 1392...
Contemporary culture
- Jin (rapper)Jin (rapper)Jin Au-Yeung , who performs under the stage name MC Jin, is a Hong Kong hip hop rapper, songwriter, and actor. Growing up in the Miami, Florida area, and later living in New York City, he decided to reside permanently in his motherland, Hong Kong...
(born 1982), Chinese-American entertainer - Jin AkanishiJin Akanishiis a Japanese idol, singer-songwriter, actor, seiyū, and former radio host. Akanishi is a former member of the J-pop group, KAT-TUN, and was one of the two lead vocalists...
(born 1984), Japanese musician - Jin (ジン), a.k.a. Jinn (band)Jinn (band)Jinn is a 4-member Japanese rock band. They are part of SMEJ's Palm Beach record label.-History:The members of Jinn all attended the same high school, and formed the band in Tokyo in the summer of 2003. In March 2004, the band recorded a demo CD, , with 500 copies selling out quickly.After that in...
- Jin RecordsJin RecordsJin Records is a Ville Platte, Louisiana-based swamp pop record label, although some Cajun recordings have also been issued on the label. It was started by Floyd Soileau in 1958....
, a Louisiana-based swamp pop record label - Jin (仁), a 2000-2010 mangaMangaManga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
series by Motoka MurakamiMotoka Murakamiis a Japanese manga artist who writes primarily shōnen manga. He won the Kodansha Manga Award for shōnen for Gakuto Retsuden in 1982 and the Shogakukan Manga Award twice, for shōnen for Musashi no Ken in 1984 and for general manga in 1996 for Ron, serialized in Big Comic Original from 1991 to 2006...
and the TBSTokyo Broadcasting System, TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named ....
live-action drama adaptation released in 2009 and 2011 - Kate and Jin - canine freestyle team in 2008 Britain's Got TalentBritain's Got TalentBritain's Got Talent is a British television talent show competition which started in June 2007 and originated from the Got Talent series. The show is produced by FremantleMedia's TalkbackThames and Simon Cowell's production company SYCOtv. The show is broadcast on ITV in Britain and TV3 in Ireland...
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Characters
- Jin, a leading character in Samurai Champloo media
- Jin or Red Flash, one of Flashmen in Choushinsei FlashmanChoushinsei Flashmanwas the tenth Super Sentai television series produced by Toei Company. It aired on TV Asahi on March 1, 1986 to February 21, 1987.-Storyline:Twenty years ago, five children were kidnapped by the an alien group known as the Alien Hunters, for the sake of the Reconstructive Experiment Empire Mess -...
- Jin, a character in O-Parts Hunter series
- Jin (YuYu Hakusho), a demon with mastery over the wind in YuYu Hakusho
- Jin Kariya, a character in Bleach anime
- Jin KazamaJin Kazamais a video game player character in the Tekken fighting game series released by Namco Bandai. Trained by his grandfather, Heihachi Mishima in order to enter the King of Iron Fist Tournament, Jin wishes to avenge his mother's apparent death...
, a character in Tekken video games - Jin Saotome, a character in Cyberbots: Full Metal Madness
- Jin Uzuki, a character in Xenosaga
- Jin-Soo KwonJin-Soo KwonJin-Soo Kwon, better known as "Jin," is a fictional character on the ABC television series Lost played by Daniel Dae Kim.- Prior to the crash :...
, a character in Lost - Jin Kuga, a character in Kamichama KarinKamichama Karinis a Japanese manga originally written by Koge-Donbo about a seventh grade girl named Karin who finds out that she can transform into a goddess. The series began as a manga first serialized in January 2003. Kamichama Karin was serialized in the Japanese shōjo manga magazine Nakayoshi and published...
- Jin Kisaragi, a character in BlazBlue video games
- Dr. Jin Minakata, the title character in Jin, a 2009 Japanese drama series, played by Takao OsawaTakao Osawais a Japanese actor and a producer. He began his career as a fashion model when he was a university student in 1987.He rose to prominence in a lead role on the television drama Heaven's Coins in 1995. He turned his focus to film roles from 2000.-Movies:...
Other
- Jin, a deadwood bonsai technique
- Jin, the Wind Master (YuYu Hakusho episode)
- Jin AirJin AirJin Air Co. Ltd, formerly Air Korea is a low cost airline originating from South Korea. It is a full subsidiary of Korean Air. Jin Air began operations in July 2008 with routes to regional destinations in Korea. In October 2009, Jin Air began flights to Macau, Guam and Bangkok. The name "Jin Air"...
, a low cost airline originating from South Korea - Jin, a freeFree softwareFree software, software libre or libre software is software that can be used, studied, and modified without restriction, and which can be copied and redistributed in modified or unmodified form either without restriction, or with restrictions that only ensure that further recipients can also do...
chess software for JVM
See also
- Jinn, a.k.a. djinn or genieGenieJinn or genies are supernatural creatures in Arab folklore and Islamic teachings that occupy a parallel world to that of mankind. Together, jinn, humans and angels make up the three sentient creations of Allah. Religious sources say barely anything about them; however, the Qur'an mentions that...
- Jinn (disambiguation)
- Jin Dynasty (disambiguation)
- Gin (disambiguation)Gin (disambiguation)Gin is an alcoholic beverage flavoured with juniper berries.Gin or Gins may also refer to:* Gin * Gin people, an ethnic group in China* Gin River, a river in Sri Lanka* Gin rummy, a card game...