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'''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
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=== 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 ==
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* Jin, [[deadwood bonsai techniques#Jin|a deadwood bonsai technique]]
==See also==
* Jinn, a.k.a. djinn or [[genie]]
* [[Jinn (disambiguation)]]
* [[Jin Dynasty (disambiguation)]]
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