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of various Chinese names and words. These have also been romanized as Kin and Chin ( Wade–Giles). "Jin" also occurs in Japanese and Korean. It may refer to:

States

Jìn 晉

* Jin (Chinese state) (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) (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

* 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

* Jin (Korean state) (辰國), precursor of the Jinhan Confederation * Balhae (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) (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 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), various Chinese surnames * Jin (Korean surname), 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 of ''Yu Yu Hakusho'' * '' Jîn'', a 2013 Turkish-German film * ''Jin'' (film), an upcoming Bangladeshi film

People

*, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese voice actor * Jin Akimoto (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 (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

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*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, 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 Ryu, a character in '' Beyblade'' * Jin Kaien, a character in '' Grand Chase'' * Jin, the protagonist of the ''

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'' * 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 ''

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Other uses

* JIN, the code for

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