What does "jin" mean?
Alternative spelling of jinn.
Jin
/d͡ʒɪn/ name, noun
name, noun ·Moderate ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Alternative spelling of jinn.
- Grammar: jin is listed as name, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: changjiang creek, china, kam, kim.
- Usage evidence: Each grasped a musket in one hand and searched for his hijab with the other, for each carried several of these amulets, and that in demand this night was the one written against the jin, for certainly none but a jin could have done this thing.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative spelling of jinn. alt-of, alternative
"Each grasped a musket in one hand and searched for his hijab with the other, for each carried several of these amulets, and that in demand this night was the one written against the jin, for certainly none but a jin could have done this thing."
- 2 A portion of dead wood on a branch or at the top of the trunk of a bonsai tree, whether formed naturally or deliberately to suggest age and hardship.
Proper Noun
- 1 A river (晉水) in Shanxi Province, China, emptying into the Fen River.
- 2 A Korean surname.
- 3 A Chinese surname, given 29th among the Hundred Family Surnames.
- 4 A river (錦江) in Jiangxi and Guangdong provinces in China, emptying into the Bei or North River.
- 5 A Chinese surname.
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- 6 An ancient state or tribal confederation in northern Korea. historical
- 7 A Japanese male given name.
- 8 A marchland (c. 1046–677 BC) and duchy (677–376 BC) of the Zhou Kingdom around the river. historical
- 9 A prefecture of imperial China centered on Ankang, Shaanxi. historical
- 10 A river (錦江) in Sichuan Province, China, emptying into the Min River.
- 11 A river (靳江) in Hunan Province, China, emptying into the Xiang River.
- 12 Synonym of Balhae, a northern Korean state, (particularly) between its AD 698 founding and 712 renaming. historical
- 13 A Chinese surname.
- 14 Former name of Ankang as the seat of the prefecture. historical
- 15 A river (錦江 (贛江支流)) in Jiangxi Province, China, emptying into the Gan River.
- 16 A Korean surname.
- 17 A titular principality of the Wei Empire (est. AD 264) and other later Chinese states. historical
- 18 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
- 19 A prefecture of imperial China centered on Luyang, Hunan. historical
- 20 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
- 21 Synonym of Wanyan: the dynasty which ruled this empire. historical
- 22 Former name of Luyang as the seat of the prefecture. historical
- 23 Synonym of Sima: the dynasty which ruled this empire. historical
- 24 Synonym of Jurchen: the Tungusic people who ruled this empire. historical, uncommon
- 25 The late 3rd to early 5th century, the era during which the Sima clan were the legitimate emperors of China. historical
- 26 The 12th to early 13th century, the era during which the Wanyan clan were the legitimate emperors of northern China. historical
- 27 A river (Jin River, 晉江／晋江 (Jìnjiāng)) in Quanzhou Municipality, Fujian, China, emptying into the Taiwan Strait.
"Between 1946 and 1948 in the ruins of the foundations of Quanzhou’s South Gate Tower and southern wall we excavated more that twenty large white gravestones, inscribed in Arabic on both sides. They obviously had been taken from a demolished Islamic mosque. The area overlooked in the Jin River and was known as South Quanzhou, or the “Foreign District.” It was here that merchants from overseas and their families had lived during Song and Yuan."
- 28 Synonym of Qing: the Chinese empire, dynasty, and era, (particularly) during the years 1616 to 1636, prior to the formal declaration of the Qing. historical
- 29 A prefecture of imperial China centered on Linfen, Shanxi. historical
- 30 Former name of Linfen as the seat of the prefecture. historical
- 31 An realm in early-10th century Shaanxi loyal to the Tang after their overthrow by the Later Liang. historical
- 32 The Later Jin, a short-lived empire in 10th-century Shaanxi; the 930s and '40s, the era of this empire. historical
- 33 Synonym of Shi: the dynasty which ruled this empire. historical
- 34 A Chinese dialect family (code cjy) spoken by about 45 million people in Shanxi and adjacent provinces.
Synonyms
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"Each grasped a musket in one hand and searched for his hijab with the other, for each carried several of these amulets, and that in demand this night was the one written against the jin, for certainly none but a jin could have done this thing."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "jin"?
Common synonyms include: changjiang creek, china, kam, kim, prefecture & seat, river.
How do you use "jin" in a sentence?
Each grasped a musket in one hand and searched for his hijab with the other, for each carried several of these amulets, and that in demand this night was the one written against the jin, for certainly none but a jin could have done this thing.
How do you pronounce "jin"?
Pronounced /d͡ʒɪn/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Japanese 神 (jin).
Etymology 2
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.
Etymology 3
From Korean 진(晉) (jin).
Etymology 4
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.
Etymology 5
From the atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Chinese 錦 /锦 (Jǐn).
Etymology 6
From the atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Chinese 靳 (Jìn). As a surname, legendarily derived from Zhurong.
Etymology 7
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.
Etymology 8
From Japanese 仁 (“Jin”, literally “benevolence”).