jin

jin · noun¹

1. Japanese · borrowed from神
2. English todayjin

From Japanese 神 (jin).

Jin · proper noun²

1. Chinese · borrowed from晉 /晋
2. English todayJin

The atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 晉 /晋 (Jìn), adopted as the name of a river in Shanxi in antiquity. As a Zhou state, from the renaming of the marchland Tang (唐) by its second marquis Ji Xie when he relocated to the Jin River c. 1000 BC. As a surname, principally from the Zhou state and its region in China. As an empire and dynastic name, from Sima Yan's status as prince of Jin under the preceding Wei Empire. As a river in Fujian, named for the empire, which settled its banks with colonizers from China's Central Plains. As a dialect, from 晉語／晋语 (Jìnyǔ), from the region of the former Zhou state.

Jin · proper noun³

1. Korean · borrowed from진(晉)
2. English todayJin

From Korean 진(晉) (jin).

Jin · proper noun⁴

1. Mandarin · derived from金
2. English todayJin

From the atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 金 (Jīn, literally “gold, golden”). As a surname, legendarily derived from the descendants of Shaohao who took a golden phoenix as their tribal emblem. As an area and town in Shaanxi, named for the placer deposits of gold on the Yue River. As a Jurchen empire and dynastic name, a Chinese calque of Jurchen name of the Ashi River within modern Harbin, preserved in Chinese transcription as 按出虎 (Ànchūhǔ) (Middle Chinese: ʔan-tsyhwit-xu). As a Manchu empire and dynastic name, an early continuation of the former Jurchen name prior to the 1636 proclamation of the Qing.

Jin · proper noun⁵

1. Chinese · derived from錦 /锦
2. English todayJin

From the atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Chinese 錦 /锦 (Jǐn).

Jin · proper noun⁶

1. Chinese · derived from靳
2. English todayJin

From the atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Chinese 靳 (Jìn). As a surname, legendarily derived from Zhurong.

Jin · proper noun⁷

1. Chinese · derived from陳 /陈
2. Chinese · derived from震
3. Chinese · derived from辰“5th earthly branch”
4. Korean · derived from진
5. English todayJin

From the revised romanization of Korean 진 (jin). As an ancient kingdom, originally from Chinese 辰 (chén, “5th earthly branch”), possibly used by the ancient state from its association with "east". As the medieval precursor of Balhae, originally Chinese 震, possibly intended as a variant of the original state's name (Middle Chinese: dzyin) or to signify "thunderclap", "shock", "tremor", etc. As a surname, the modern Korean form of originally separate names derived from Chinese 陳 /陈 (chén), 秦 (Qín), 眞 /真 (zhēn), as well as 晉 above.

Jin · proper noun⁸

1. Japanese · derived from仁“Jin”
2. English todayJin

From Japanese 仁 (“Jin”, literally “benevolence”).

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