Jin may refer to:

States

Jìn 晉

Jin (Chinese state) Jin (, Old Chinese: ''*''), originally known as Tang (唐), was a major Ancient Chinese states, state during the middle part of the Zhou dynasty, based near the centre of what was then China, on the lands attributed to the legendary Xia dyn ...

(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 Jin Empire, sometimes distinguished as the or the , was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty in China that existed from 266 to 420. It was founded by Emperor Wu of Jin, Sima Yan, eldest son of Sima Zhao, who had previou ...

(晉朝), also known as Liang Jin and Sima Jin *

Jin (Later Tang precursor) Jin (晉; 883 (or 896 or 907)–923), also known as Hedong (河東) and Former Jin (前晉) in Chinese historiography, was a dynastic state of China and the predecessor of the Later Tang dynasty. Its princely rulers were the ethnic Shatuo war ...

(晉國; 907–923), Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period *

Later Jin (Five Dynasties) Jin, known as the Later Jìn ( zh, s=后晋, t=後晉, hp=Hòu Jìn, 936–947) or the Shi Jin (石晉) in historiography, was an imperial dynasty of China and the third of the Five Dynasties during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms per ...

(後晉; 936–947), Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period

Jīn 金

Jin dynasty (1115–1234) The Jin dynasty (, ), officially known as the Great Jin (), was a Jurchen people, Jurchen-led Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China and empire ruled by the Wanyan clan that existed between 1115 and 1234. It is also often called the ...

(金朝), also known as the Jurchen Jin *

Later Jin (1616–1636) The Later Jin, officially known as Jin or the Great Jin, was a Jurchen-led royal dynasty of China and a khanate ruled by the House of Aisin-Gioro in Manchuria, as the precursor to the Qing dynasty. Established in 1616 by the Jianzhou Ju ...

(後金; 1616–1636), precursor of the Qing dynasty

Others

Jin (Korean state) The state of Jin () was a confederacy of statelets which occupied some portion of the southern Korean peninsula from the 4th to 2nd centuries BCE, bordering the Korean Kingdom of Gojoseon to the north. Its capital was somewhere south of th ...

(辰國), precursor of the Jinhan Confederation *

Balhae Balhae,, , ) also rendered as Bohai or Bohea, and called Jin (; ) early on, was a multiethnic kingdom established in 698 by Dae Joyeong (Da Zuorong). It was originally known as the Kingdom of Jin (震, Zhen) until 713 when its name was changed ...

(698–713), originally known as Jin (震)

Places

* 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) Jin Prefecture, also known by its Chinese name Jinzhou, was a zhou (country subdivision), prefecture of imperial China. Its seat—also known as Jinzhou—was at Luyang, Hunan, Luyang (near modern Mayang, Hunan). History Jin was created from Che ...

(锦州), a former Chinese prefecture centered on Luyang in present-day Hunan *

Shanxi Shanxi; Chinese postal romanization, formerly romanised as Shansi is a Provinces of China, province in North China. Its capital and largest city of the province is Taiyuan, while its next most populated prefecture-level cities are Changzhi a ...

, official abbreviation Jin (晋) *

Tianjin Tianjin is a direct-administered municipality in North China, northern China on the shore of the Bohai Sea. It is one of the National Central City, nine national central cities, with a total population of 13,866,009 inhabitants at the time of the ...

, official abbreviation Jin (津)

Rivers

* 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

Jin (Chinese surname) Jin is the Hanyu pinyin transliteration of a number of Chinese surnames. The most common one, Jīn , literally means "gold" and is 29th in the list of " Hundred Family Surnames". As of 2006, it is ranked the 64th most common Chinese surname and ...

, various Chinese surnames * Jin (Korean surname), various Korean surnames * Jin clan, a noble family in Korean history

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 An episode is a narrative unit within a larger dramatic work or documentary production, such as a serial (radio and television), series intended for radio, television or Streaming media, streaming consumption. Etymology The noun ''episode'' is ...

of ''Yu Yu Hakusho'' * ''

Jîn Jîn (Kurdish for "life") is a 2013 Turkish-German movie directed by Reha Erdem. The movie is about a Kurdish guerilla fighter who deserted her military unit aiming at leaving the conflict region (Eastern Turkey) for the city of İzmir. Plot T ...

'', a 2013 Turkish-German film * ''Jin'' (film), a 2023 Bangladeshi film

People

Jin (singer) Kim Seok-jin (; born December 4, 1992), known professionally as Jin, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, and member of the South Korean boy band BTS. Jin has released three solo tracks with BTS: "Wings (BTS album), Awake" in 2016, "Epiphan ...

(Kim Seok-jin, born 1992), South Korean singer of the boy band BTS *, Japanese musician *

Jin Homura Jin Homura (born 1948) is a Japanese painter. He works in oil paints, using the primary colors of red, yellow, and blue. External linksJin Homura's official home page 1948 births Living people Japanese contemporary painters Place of b ...

(born 1948), Japanese painter *, Japanese voice actor *

Jin Maley Jin Maley is an American actor. They are known for playing the role of Ensign Kova Rin Esmar on the third season of '' Star Trek: Picard''. Maley earned an M.F.A. in acting from Harvard University. They coach acting in Los Angeles Los A ...

, American actor *, Japanese screenwriter *, Japanese voice actor * Jinjin (Park Jin-woo, born 1996), South Korean singer of the boy group Astro *

MC Jin Jin Au-Yeung (; born June 4, 1982), known professionally as MC Jin, is an American rapper, songwriter, actor and comedian of Chinese descent. Jin is notable for being the first Asian American Asian Americans are Americans with ancestry ...

(born 1982), Hong Kong American rapper

Fictional characters

Jin Kazama is a fictional character and the protagonist of Bandai Namco Entertainment, Bandai Namco's ''Tekken'' series. Introduced in the 1997 game ''Tekken 3'', he has been the central character of the series from that game onwards. Trained by his grand ...

, 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 is a Japanese video game franchise created by Kazutaka Kodaka and developed and owned by Spike Chunsoft (formerly Spike). The series primarily surrounds various groups of apparent high-school students who are forced into murdering each oth ...

'' * 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 Beyblade (Japanese: ベイブレード ''Beiburēdo'') is a battling spinning top toyline and multimedia franchise developed by Takara Tomy. Beyblades were inspired by the old "beigoma" spinning tops in olden Asia. The first modern Beyblade was ...

'' * Jin Kaien, a character in '' Grand Chase'' * Jin, the protagonist of the '' Choushinsei Flashman'' * Jin, an antagonist in ''

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 ''Xenoblade Chronicles 2'' is a 2017 action role-playing game developed by Monolith Soft and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. It is the third installment in the '' Xenoblade Chronicles'' series and the sixth main entry in the ''X ...

'' * Jin Bubaigawa, also known as Twice, an antagonist in ''

My Hero Academia is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kōhei Horikoshi. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from July 2014 to August 2024, with its chapters collected in 42 volumes. Set in a wor ...

'' * Jin Saotome, main protagonist of '' Cyberbots: Full Metal Madness'' * Jin Sakai, main protagonist of ''

Ghost of Tsushima In folklore, a ghost is the soul or spirit of a dead person or non-human animal that is believed by some people to be able to appear to the living. In ghostlore, descriptions of ghosts vary widely, from an invisible presence to translucen ...

'' * Jin Kuwana, main antagonist of '' Lost Judgment'' * , a supporting character in ''

Ensemble Stars! is a Japanese game franchise developed by Cacalia Studio and published by Happy Elements K.K., the Japanese division of the Chinese company Happy Elements. It is a spin-off of the 2012 game '' Ensemble Girls!'' It was first released as a li ...

'' * Jin Cheng, a main character in ''

Netflix Netflix is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service. The service primarily distributes original and acquired films and television shows from various genres, and it is available internationally in multiple lang ...

's 3 Body Problem (TV series)'' * Jin Kaidou, a character from ''

Little Battlers Experience , or simply ''LBX'', is a series of action role-playing video games created by Level-5, involving small plastic model robots known as LBXs (standing for "Little Battler eXperience") that fight on dioramas made out of cardboard, with the main ...

'' * Jin Takayama, a character from '' Kamen Rider Amazons''

Sports

* Jin Akimoto (born 1971), Japanese mixed martial artist *, Japanese cyclist *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese handball player *, Japanese table tennis player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer

Other uses

* JIN, the code for

Jinja Airport Jinja Airport is a small civilian and military airport in Uganda. It serves the town of Jinja in Jinja District, Busoga, Eastern Region. It is adjacent to the Uganda Senior Command and Staff College of the Uganda People's Defence Force at ...

in Uganda * Jin Air, a South Korean airline * Jin language *

Jin (mass) The jin () or catty (from Malay ''kati'') is a traditional Chinese unit of mass used across East and Southeast Asia, notably for weighing food and other groceries. Related units include the picul (dan/shi), equal to 100 catties, and the tael (l ...

, the Chinese name for the catty, a traditional East Asian unit of weight * Jin, a deadwood bonsai technique * Jin (otter)