Jìn

place
name
proper noun

Meaning of

晋 means Jin, a state during the Zhou Dynasty; Jin Dynasty. Pronounced Jìn.

  • Jin, a state during the Zhou Dynasty
  • Jin Dynasty
  • abbreviation for Shanxi Province

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Definitions & Examples

Jìn
guó
shì
chūn
qiū
shí
de
zhǔ
yào
zhū
hóu
guó
zhī
 

The Jin state was one of the major feudal states during the Spring and Autumn Period.

shǐ
shàng
 
Jìn
guó
de
jiāng
bāo
kuò
jīn
tiān
de
shān
西
shěng
fèn
 

Historically, the territory of the Jin state included most of present-day Shanxi Province.

Jìn
wén
gōng
shì
chūn
qiū
zhī
 

Duke Wen of Jin was one of the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period.

Jìn
guó
hòu
lái
fēn
liè
wéi
hán
 
zhào
 
wèi
sān
guó
jiā
 

The Jin state later split into three states: Han, Zhao, and Wei.

 
Zuǒ
Zhuàn
 
zhōng
zǎi
le
duō
guān
Jìn
guó
de
shǐ
shì
jiàn
 

The Zuo Zhuan records many historical events related to the Jin state.