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晋
晉
Jìn
1. surname Jin
2. the Jin Dynasties (265-420)
3. Western Jin [[西晉|西晋<XīJìn>]] (265-316), Eastern Jin [[東晉|东晋<DōngJìn>]] (317-420) and Later Jin Dynasty (936-946)
4. short name for Shanxi province [[山西<Shānxī>]]
Common • Top 10% Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

晋
jìn
to advance; to increase; to promote
HSK 6 10 丶

Compound Words (20)

东晋
DōngJìn
Eastern Jin dynasty 317-420
福晋
fújìn
in Qing dynasty, Manchurian word for wife
西晋
XīJìn
Western Jin dynasty (265-316)
晋宁
Jìnníng
Jinning county in Kunming [[昆明<Kūnmíng>]], Yunnan
晋书
Jìnshū
History of the Jin Dynasty, fifth of the 24 dynastic histories [[二十四史<ÈrshísìShǐ>]], compiled under Fang Xuanling [[房玄齡|房玄龄<FángXuánlíng>]] in 648 during Tang Dynasty [[唐朝<Tángcháo>]], 130 scrolls
晋朝
Jìncháo
Jin Dynasty (265-420)
晋江
Jìnjiāng
Jinjiang county level city in Quanzhou [[泉州<Quánzhōu>]], Fujian
古晋
Gǔjìn
Kuching (city in Malaysia)
晋源
Jìnyuán
Jinyuan district of Taiyuan city [[太原市<Tàiyuánshì>]], Shanxi
晋爵
jìnjué
to join the nobility
晋级
jìnjí
to advance in rank
晋县
Jìnxiàn
Jin county in Hebei
晋见
jìnjiàn
to have an audience with
魏晋
WèiJìn
Wei (220-265) and Jin (265-420) dynasties
宁晋
Níngjìn
Ningjin county in Xingtai [[邢台<Xíngtái>]], Hebei
后晋
HòuJìn
Later Jin of the Five Dynasties (936-946)
晋中
Jìnzhōng
Jinzhong prefecture level city in Shanxi [[山西]]
晋代
Jìndài
Jin Dynasty (265-420)
晋升
jìnshēng
to promote to a higher position
HSK 6
晋城
Jìnchéng
Jincheng prefecture level city in Shanxi [[山西]]

Alternate Entries

晋
jìn
to move forward / to promote / to advance

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,644
Word Frequency Rank
8,410 of 84,292