jin
see also: Jin
Noun
Jin
Proper noun
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see also: Jin
Noun
jin (plural jins)
- Alternative spelling of djinn#English|djinn
Jin
Proper noun
- (geography) A river (晉水) in Shanxi Province, China, emptying into the Fen River.
- (historical, geography) A marchland (c. 1046–677 BC) and duchy (677–376 BC) of the Zhou Kingdom around the river.
- A Chinese and Korean surname.
- (historical) A titular principality of the Wei Empire (est. AD 264) and other later Chinese states.
- (historical, geography) An empire in China (AD 265–420) established by Sima Yan's overthrow of the Wei and replaced by barbarian conquerors in the north and Liu Yu's Song Empire in the south.
- (historical) Synonym of Sima#English|Sima: the dynasty which ruled this empire.
- (historical, chiefly Chinese contexts) The late 3rd to early 5th century, the era during which the Sima clan were the legitimate emperors of China.
- (geography) A river (晉江) in Quanzhou Municipality, Fujian, emptying into the Taiwan Strait.
- (historical geography) A prefecture of imperial China centered on Linfen, Shanxi.
- (historical geography) Former name of Linfen as the seat of the prefecture.
- (historical, geography) An realm in early-10th century Shaanxi loyal to the Tang after their overthrow by the Later Liang.
- (historical, geography) The Later Jin, a short-lived empire in 10th-century Shaanxi; the 930s and '40s, the era of this empire.
- (historical) Synonym of Shi#English|Shi: the dynasty which ruled this empire.
- (linguistics) A Chinese dialect family (code cjy) spoken by about 45 million people in Shanxi and adjacent provinces.
- (empire & era) Sima Jin, Liang Jin
- (Shanxinese river) Jinshui
- (Fujianese river) Jinjiang
- (prefecture & its seat) Jinzhou
- (dialect family) Jin Chinese, Jinese, Shanxinese, Shanxi dialect
- Jinjiang, Zayton, Tsinkiang
- A Chinese surname, given 29th among the Hundred Family Surnames.
- (historical geography) A prefecture of imperial China centered on Ankang, Shaanxi.
- (historical geography) Former name of Ankang as the seat of the prefecture.
- (historical, geography) An empire in northern China (AD 1115–1234) established by an invasion of Liao by the Wanyan Jurchens and overthrown by an invasion of the Mongols.
- (historical) Synonym of Wanyan: the dynasty which ruled this empire.
- (historical, ethnography, uncommon) Synonym of Jurchen#English|Jurchen: the Tungusic people who ruled this empire.
- (historical, chiefly Chinese contexts) The 12th to early 13th century, the era during which the Wanyan clan were the legitimate emperors of northern China.
- (historical, geography) Synonym of Qing#English|Qing: the Chinese empire, dynasty, and era, (particularly) during the years 1616 to 1636, prior to the formal declaration of the Qing.
- (surname) Kim (Korean equivalent); Kam (Cantonese equivalent)
- (prefecture & its seat) Jinzhou, Xicheng
- (empire & era) Jurchen, Jurchen Jin, Jinn
- (geography) A river (錦江) in Jiangxi and Guangdong provinces in China, emptying into the Bei or North River.
- (geography) A river (錦江) in Sichuan Province, China, emptying into the Min River.
- (historical geography) A prefecture of imperial China centered on Luyang, Hunan.
- (historical geography) Former name of Luyang as the seat of the prefecture.
- (rivers) Jinjiang
- (Jianxinese river) Changjiang Creek or River (upper course)
- (prefecture & seat) Jinzhou
- A Chinese surname.
- (geography) A river (靳江) in Hunan Province, China, emptying into the Xiang River.
- Synonyms: Jinjiang
- (historical, geography) An ancient state or tribal confederation in northern Korea.
- (historical, geography) Synonym of Balhae, a northern Korean state, (particularly) between its AD 698 founding and 712 renaming.
- A Korean surname.
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