Jin

Appendix:Variations of "jin" English Alternative forms en Chin, en Kin Etymology 1 Jin Dynasty (266-420) en river The atonal en cmn-pinyin - romanization of the en cmn - pronunciation of en zh 晉 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, from the region of the former Zhou state. Pronunciation jĭn, en /d͡ʒɪn/ Proper noun A river (晉水) in Shanxi Province, China, emptying into the Fen River. en Is the river extant? GEOnet does not have this. en historical A marchland (c. 1046–677 BC) and duchy (677–376 BC) of the Zhou Kingdom around the river. A Chinese surname. en historical A titular principality of the Wei Empire (est. AD 264) and other later Chinese states. en historical en empire c/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. en historical en Sima: the dynasty which ruled this empire. en historical chiefly _ Chinese _ contexts The late 3rd to early 5th century, the era during which the Sima clan were the legitimate emperors of China. A river (Jin River (Fujian) Jin River, 晉江) in Quanzhou Municipality, Fujian, China, emptying into the Taiwan Strait. en 1984 Zhuang Weiji Jews in Old China: Studies by Chinese Scholars https://archive.org/details/jewsinoldchinast0000unse/ w:Hippocrene Books 0-88254-996-0 84-12952 11067581 147 https://archive.org/details/jewsinoldchinast0000unse/page/147/ 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. en 2010 w:Tim Mackintosh-Smith China: To the Mosque of the Phoenix Landfalls: On the Edge of Islam from Zanzibar to the Alhambra https://archive.org/details/landfallsonedgeo0000mack_k3y9/ 2011 w:John Murray 978-0-7195-6778-0 712925061 200 https://archive.org/details/landfallsonedgeo0000mack_k3y9/page/200/ Wang Feng and I made our way to the world’s former greatest harbour. It is to the west of the city on the Jin River, and far enough inland from Quanzhou Bay to be reasonably safe from typhoons. en 2016 Fujian China https://archive.org/details/china0000bedf/ DK (publisher) DK 978-0-2412-0846-5 921865889 297 https://archive.org/details/china0000bedf/page/297/ 1 Located on the Jin River, Quanzhou was China’s principal port during the Song and Yuan dynasties. en 2023/02/08 Kelvin Chen Swiss parliamentarian delegation visits Taiwan's Kinmen https://web.archive.org/web/20230308125054/https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4804049 08 March 2023 w:Taiwan News Politics He said that four years ago, the island began receiving water from the Jin River, in Quanzhou, China, and now 70-80% of Kinmen's water comes from China. en en historical A prefecture of imperial China centered on Linfen, Shanxi. en historical en Linfen as the seat of the prefecture. en historical An realm in early-10th century Shaanxi loyal to the Tang after their overthrow by the Later Liang. en historical The Later Jin, a short-lived empire in 10th-century Shaanxi; the 930s and '40s, the era of this empire. en historical en Shi: the dynasty which ruled this empire. en linguistics A Chinese dialect family (code cjy) spoken by about 45 million people in Shanxi and adjacent provinces. Synonyms empire & era en Sima Jin, en Liang Jin Shanxinese river en Jinshui Fujianese river en Jinjiang prefecture & its seat en Jinzhou dialect family Jin en Chinese, en Jinese, en Shanxinese, en Shanxi en dialect Hyponyms imperial dynasty en Western Jin; en Eastern Jin dialect family en Bingzhou, en Lüliang, en Shangdang, en Wutai, en Datong–Baotou, en Zhangjiakou–Hohhot, en Handan–Xinxiang, en Zhidan–Yanchuan Derived terms en Jinese, Jin en Chinese Related terms en Jinjiang, en Zayton, en Tsinkiang See also cjy Etymology 2 From en ko 진(晉). + as a Korean surname Alternative forms en Chin Proper noun A Korean surname. Etymology 3 From the atonal en cmn-pinyin -en Brian Hook 1982 Selected Glossary The Cambridge Encyclopedia of China https://archive.org/details/cambridgeencyclo00hook/ Cambridge University Press 0521230993 81-9927 781411242 476, 477 https://archive.org/details/cambridgeencyclo00hook/page/477/ The glossary includes a selection of names and terms from the text in the Wade-Giles transliteration, followed by Pinyin,Chin (Jin) zh 金 romanization of en cmn 金 gold, golden Jīn. 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 en juc - name of the Ashi River within modern Harbin, preserved in Chinese transcription as zh 按出虎 (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. + as a Chinese surname + Prefecture in Shaanxi +zhou in Shaanxi Great + Empire Proper noun A Chinese surname, given 29th among the Hundred Family Surnames. en historical A prefecture of imperial China centered on Ankang, Shaanxi. en historical en Ankang as the seat of the prefecture. en historical en empire in northern c/China (AD 1115–1234) established by an invasion of Liao by the Wanyan Jurchens and overthrown by an invasion of the Mongols. en historical en Wanyan: the dynasty which ruled this empire. en historical ethnography uncommon en Jurchen: the Tungusic people who ruled this empire. en historical chiefly _ Chinese _ contexts The 12th to early 13th century, the era during which the Wanyan clan were the legitimate emperors of northern China. en historical en Qing: the Chinese empire, dynasty, and era, en particularly during the years 1616 to 1636, prior to the formal declaration of the Qing. Synonyms surname en Kim Korean equivalent; en Kam Cantonese equivalent prefecture & its seat en Jinzhou, en Xicheng empire & era en Jurchen, en Jurchen Jin, en Jinn Translations Japanese: ja 金 きん, Kin References Etymology 4 From the atonal en cmn-pinyin - romanization of en zh 錦 Jǐn. + River in Guangdong + River in Sichuan + Prefecture in Hunan Proper noun A river (錦江) in Jiangxi and Guangdong provinces in China, emptying into the Bei or North River. A river (錦江) in Sichuan Province, China, emptying into the Min River. A river (zh:錦江 (贛江支流) 錦江 (贛江支流)) in Jiangxi Province, China, emptying into the Gan River. en historical A prefecture of imperial China centered on Luyang, Hunan. en historical en Luyang as the seat of the prefecture. Synonyms rivers en Jinjiang Jianxinese river en Changjiang Creek or River upper course prefecture & seat en Jinzhou Further reading en 1998 Jin River Saul B. Cohen The Columbia Gazetteer of the World https://archive.org/details/columbiagazettee02cohe/ 2 New York Columbia University Press 0-231-11040-5 98-071262 164337564 1449 https://archive.org/details/columbiagazettee02cohe/page/1449/ 3 Etymology 5 From the atonal en cmn-pinyin - romanization of en zh 靳 Jìn. As a surname, legendarily derived from Zhurong. + as a Chinese surname + River in Hunan Proper noun A Chinese surname. A river (靳江) in Hunan Province, China, emptying into the Xiang River. en Jinjiang Etymology 6 From the revised romanization of en ko 진. As an ancient kingdom, originally from en zh 辰 5th earthly branch, possibly used by the ancient state from its association with "east". As the medieval precursor of Balhae, originally en zh 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 en zh 陳, zh 秦, zh 眞, as well as 晉 above. Kingdom of + + as a Korean surname Proper noun en historical An ancient state or tribal confederation in northern Korea. en historical en Balhae, a northern Korean state, en particularly between its AD 698 founding and 712 renaming. A Korean surname. Derived terms en Jinhan Etymology 7 From en ja 仁 Jin benevolence. Proper noun A Japanese male given name. Anagrams en ijn IJN JNI en Chinese dynasties History of China Chinese Languages Japanese Romanization じん