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晋 (jìn) — Jin dynasty (265-420); short name for Shanxi province; a Chinese surname

Definition

晋 (Jìn) is mainly a historical shortcut for the Jin dynasty (265–420) and the short name for Shanxi province. The verb senses (enter, advance, promote) are rare and literary.

noun
Jin dynasty (265-420)short name for Shanxi provincea Chinese surname

Examples

  • 晋（265-420）。
    jìn Cháo (265-420) shì zhōng guó lì shǐ shàng de yí gè zhòng yào cháo dài.
    The Jin dynasty (265-420) was an important dynasty in Chinese history.
  • 晋。
    jìn Shāng zài zhōng guó lì shǐ shàng hěn yǒu míng.
    Shanxi merchants are very famous in Chinese history.
  • 晋，。
    Tā xìng jìn, shì yí wèi zhù míng de lì shǐ xué jiā.
    He is surnamed Jin and is a famous historian.

Origin

Compound ideograph
六书liùshū
会意huìyì

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 晉; 晋 is its simplified writing.

  • 臸臸zhīto arrive
  • 日日rìsun

The traditional form 晉 combines 臸, described as 'to arrive', with 日, 'sun'.

Appears in
China — PlacesHistory

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