Jin (disambiguation)
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Jin may refer to:
In Chinese history:
- Jin (Xia dynasty ruler) (廑), (2033 BC–1562 BC)
- Jin (state) (746 BC-403 BC) (晉), a state in northern China during the Spring and Autumn Period
- Jin Dynasty, used to refer to a number of Chinese dynastic kingdoms:
- Jìn Dynasty (265-420) (晉) of southeastern China
- Later Jin Dynasty (Five Dynasties) (936-947) was one of the Five Dynasties during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period in China.
- Jin Dynasty, 1115–1234 (Jinn) (金), a Jurchen kingdom in northern China
- Later Jin Dynasty, (Later Jinn Dynasty), a state founded in Manchuria in 1616 by the Jurchen Nurhaci, later renamed Qing Dynasty
In Other Chinese contexts:
- Jìn (晋), an abbreviation for Shanxi province in the People's Republic of China
- Jin (surname) (金, 靳, 晉), Mandarin transliteration of several Chinese family names
- Catty (斤), the traditional Chinese unit of weight, redefined in the twentieth century as half of a kilogram
- Jin (linguistics) (晋语) or Jin-yu, a subdivision of spoken Chinese, spoken over most of Shanxi province of China, as well as adjourning areas in Hebei, Henan, and Shaanxi provinces.
In Korean history:
- Jin (Korean history) (辰國), a state in southern Korea during 3rd and 2nd centuries BC
- Jin state (698-926) (振國) was the initial name of Balhae, a kingdom in northern Korea and Manchuria that succeeded Goguryeo
In Medicine:
- Jin, Guan-Yuan (金观源), a renowned acupuncturist and doctor of chinese medicine based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
In Arts and entertainment:
- Jin, a character in Samurai Champloo, a television anime series
- Jin, The Master of Wind; a character in Yu Yu Hakusho, a television anime series
- Jin Au-Yeung, also known as Jin, Chinese American rapper
- Jin, 1987 Chinese film, English title The Well
- Jin-Soo Kwon, a character in the television series Lost.
- Jin Kazama, a character in Namco's fighting game series, Tekken
- Jin Saotome, a Capcom character
- Blade: Jin, a katana weaponskill in the game FINAL FANTASY XI online, used by the job Ninja.
- Jin Uzuki, a character in the video game trilogy Xenosaga
- Jin Kariya, a character in the anime and manga, Bleach
- Jin, aka Red Flash, from the Sentai series Choushinsei Flashman
Miscellaneous:
- For the mythological creature jinn, see genie.
- Jin can be a Japanese surname.
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