Xin may refer to:
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Xin Dynasty
The Xin dynasty (; ), also known as Xin Mang () in Chinese historiography, was a short-lived Chinese imperial dynasty which lasted from 9 to 23 AD, established by the Han dynasty consort kin Wang Mang, who usurped the throne of the Emperor Pin ...
(), which ruled China from 8–23 AD
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Xincan languages
Xinca (or ''Xinka'', ''Szinca'') is a small extinct family of Mesoamerican languages, formerly regarded as a single language isolate, once spoken by the indigenous Xinca people in southeastern Guatemala, much of El Salvador, and parts of Hondur ...
(ISO 639: xin), a small extinct family of Mesoamerican languages
People
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Xin (surname)
Xin () is the romanization of several Chinese surnames including Xīn 辛, Xīn 新 and Xìn 信, etc. Xīn 辛 is the most common one among these names, it is 379th surname in Hundred Family Surnames.
origin of Xin
辛
Chinese Xin (辛) family o ...
, Chinese surname
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Empress Xin (Zhang Zuo's wife)
Empress Xin (辛皇后) or Princess Xin (辛王后, personal name unknown) was the wife of the Chinese state Former Liang's ruler Zhang Zuo.
Whether her title was empress or princess is unclear, because historical sources differ on the subject. ...
(; died ), wife of the Chinese state Former Liang's ruler Zhang Zuo
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Noble Consort Xin
Noble Consort Xin (26 June 1737 – 28 May 1764), of the Manchu Bordered Yellow Banner Daigiya clan, was a consort of the Qianlong Emperor. She was 26 years his junior.
Life Family background
Noble Consort Xin's personal name was not recorded ...
(1737–1764), consort of the Qianlong Emperor
Philosophy
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Xin (philosophy)
In Chinese philosophy, ''xin'' can refer to either one's "heart" and "mind" (), or to the concept of sincerity or faithfulness ().
''Xin'' (heart-mind)
Literally, ''xin'' () refers to the physical heart, though it also refers to the "mind" as ...
, the concept of sincerity or faith () in Chinese philosophy
Places
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Xinjiang
Xinjiang, SASM/GNC: ''Xinjang''; zh, c=, p=Xīnjiāng; formerly romanized as Sinkiang (, ), officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China (PRC), located in the northwest ...
Uyghur Autonomous Region, abbreviated as Xin, the northwestern region of China
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Xin County
Xin County or Xinxian () is a county in the southeast of Henan province, China, bordering Hubei province to the south. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city
A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administ ...
, Xinyang, Henan, China
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Xin River
The Xin River (Chinese: 信江; pinyin: Xīn Jiāng; Wade–Giles: Hsin Jiang) flows in Yushan County from the eastern edge of Jiangxi Province of central China into Poyang Lake.2010. The New Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, Chi ...
, a tributary to Poyang Lake in Jiangxi Province
Popular culture
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''Xin'' (comics), a comic book by Kevin Lau, or its main character
*Xin, the "Ember Spirit", a character in ''
Defense of the Ancients
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Dota 2''
*"Xin", an
episode of ''The Good Doctor''
See also
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