Jin 491301 224530550 2008-07-09T07:41:38Z 89.0.42.58 /* Chinese contexts */ {{wiktionarypar|jin|jīn|jǐn|jìn}} '''Jin''' may refer to: == Chinese contexts == * [[Jin (linguistics)]] (晋语) a.k.a. Jin-yu spoken dialect * [[Jin (surname)]] (金, 靳, 晉) * Jin, a.k.a. [[Catty]] (斤), unit of weight * Jìn (晋), abbreviation of province [[Shanxi]] * Ancient Chinese history: ** [[Jin of Xia]] (廑, 1810-1789 BCE) ** [[Jin (state)]] (晉, 746–403 BCE), in northern China ** State of Jin (c. 900-923), [[Li Keyong#Relations with the Later Liang Dynasty|state founded by Li Keyong and coexisting with the Later Liang Dynasty]] ** [[Jin Dynasty (1115–1234)]], 金朝, a ruling dynasty of a Jurchen kingdom == Korea == * [[Jin state]] (3rd-2nd centuries BCE, 辰國), in southern Korea * Jin kingdom (698-926) (震國) a.k.a. [[Balhae]], in northern Korea and Manchuria * Jin, a [[List of Korean family names|Korean surname]] == Modern culture == * Jin (ジン), a.k.a. [[Jinn (band)]] * [[Jin (rapper)]] (born 1982), Chinese-American entertainer * [[Jin Akanishi]] (born 1984), Japanese musician * [[Jin Records]], label <!-- Not so, as far as ''[[Final Fantasy XI]]'' mentions: * [[Blade: Jin]], katana weaponskill in the game FINAL FANTASY XI online, used by the job Ninja --> === Fictional characters === * A [[List of Samurai Champloo characters#Jin|leading character in ''Samurai Champloo'' media]] * Jin, a.k.a. Red Flash, [[Choushinsei Flashman#Flashmen|one of Flashmen in ''Choushinsei Flashman'']] * Jin, [[List of O-Parts Hunter characters#Jin|character in ''O-Parts Hunter ''series]] * [[Jin (YuYu Hakusho)]] * [[Jin Kariya]], in ''Bleach'' * [[Jin Kazama]], in ''Tekken'' * Jin Saotome, [[Cyberbots: Full Metal Madness#Characters|character in ''Cyberbots: Full Metal Madness'']] * [[Jin Uzuki]], in ''Xenosaga'' * [[Jin-Soo Kwon]], in ''Lost'' == Other == <!-- The lk'd article does not mention, let alone provide encyc'ic info on a name "Jin", and uses "jin" only as a syllable of other Japanese words: * Jin, [[Japanese name]] --> * Jin, [[deadwood bonsai techniques#Jin|a deadwood bonsai technique]] ==See also== * Jinn, a.k.a. djinn or [[genie]] * [[Jinn (disambiguation)]] * [[Jin Dynasty (disambiguation)]] {{disambig}} [[de:Jin]] [[es:Jin (desambiguación)]] [[fr:Jin]] [[nl:Jin]] [[sk:Ťin]] [[th:จิน]]