晋 (jìn): the Jin Dynasties (265–420), Western Jin 西晉|西晋 (265–316), Eastern Jin 東晉|东晋 (317–420) and Later Jin Dynasty (936–946), short name for Shanxi province 山西
晋 (jìn) is a Chinese character meaning “the jin dynasties (265–420).” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 亚 (structural) and 日 (structural). It ranks #1634 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 晋 an advance to the second 亚 day 日. Its radical form 日 (sun) appears in many related characters such as 日 (rì, sun, day), 早 (zǎo, early, morning), 时 (shí, time, hour).
Definitions
- the Jin Dynasties (265–420)
- Western Jin 西晉|西晋 (265–316), Eastern Jin 東晉|东晋 (317–420) and Later Jin Dynasty (936–946)
- short name for Shanxi province 山西
Etymology & Origin
ideographicAn advance to the second 亚 day 日
Decomposition: ⿱亚日 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 晋级 | jìn jí | to advance in rank |
| 晋升 | jìn shēng | to promote to a higher position |
| 晋见 | jìn jiàn | to have an audience with |
| 加官晋级 | jiā guān jìn jí | to receive a promotion |
| 晋中市 | jìn zhōng shì | Jinzhong, prefecture-level city in Shanxi Province 山西省[Shan1 xi1 Sheng3] |
| 晋文公 | jìn wén gōng | Duke Wen of Jin (697-628 BC, reigned 636-628 BC), one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸[Chun1 qiu1 Wu3 ba4] |
| 晋安区 | jìn ān qū | Jin'an, a district of Fuzhou City 福州市[Fu2 zhou1 Shi4], Fujian |
| 晋城市 | jìn chéng shì | Jincheng, prefecture-level city in Shanxi Province 山西省[Shan1 xi1 Sheng3] |
| 安倍晋三 | ān bèi jìn sān | Abe Shinzo (1954-2022), Japanese LDP politician, prime minister 2006-2007 and from 2012-2020 |
| 晋中 | jìn zhōng | see 晉中市|晋中市[Jin4 zhong1 Shi4] |
| 后晋 | hòu jìn | Later Jin of the Five Dynasties (936-946) |
| 晋源区 | jìn yuán qū | Jinyuan district of Taiyuan city 太原市[Tai4 yuan2 shi4], Shanxi |
| 晋州市 | jìn zhōu shì | Jinzhou, a county-level city in Shijiazhuang City 石家莊市|石家庄市[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1 Shi4], Hebei |
| 西晋 | xī jìn | Western Jin dynasty (265-316) |
| 东晋 | dōng jìn | Eastern Jin dynasty 317-420 |
晋 appears in 38 compound words: 63 as the first character, 18 as the last, and 18 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 晋 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
晋照充足的地方，庄稼长得特别好。
jìn zhào chōng zú de dì fāng , zhuāng jià cháng dé tè bié hǎo .
Where sunlight is abundant, crops thrive exceptionally well.
体坛早报|意甲双雄命运迥异 皇马挫宾菲加晋级 曼联负债增加
tǐ tán zǎo bào yì jiǎ shuāng xióng mìng yùn 迥 yì huáng mǎ cuò bīn 菲 jiā jìn jí 曼 lián fù zhài zēng jiā
Sports Morning Post|Serie A duo have very different fates, Real Madrid defeated Benfica to advance, Manchester United's debt increased
欧联附加赛马体会挫布鲁日晋身十六强
ōu lián fù jiā sài mǎ tǐ huì cuò bù lǔ rì jìn shēn shí liù qiáng
The Europa League play-offs defeated Brugge to advance to the round of 16
... SUV 伪装车曝光;月之暗面成国内最快晋级十角兽公司;曝腾讯关闭天美蒙特利尔工作...
. . . S U V wěi zhuāng chē pù guāng ; yuè zhī àn miàn chéng guó nèi zuì kuài jìn jí shí jiǎo shòu gōng sī ; pù téng xùn guān bì tiān měi méng tè lì ěr gōng zuò . . .
... SUV camouflage car exposed; The dark side of the moon became the fastest domestic company to advance to the decacorn company; It was revealed that Tencent closed Tianmei Montreal work...
孙颖莎等8名国家队球员晋级新加坡大满贯赛单打32强
sūn yǐng 莎 děng 8 míng guó jiā duì qiú yuán jìn jí xīn jiā pō dà mǎn guàn sài dān dǎ 3 2 qiáng
Sun Yingsha and eight other national team players advanced to the round of 32 singles at the Singapore Grand Slam
WBC/大联盟官网预测! 中华队晋级 力压南韩队
W B C dà lián méng guān wǎng yù cè ! zhōng huá duì jìn jí lì yā nán hán duì
WBC/Major League Baseball official website predictions! The Chinese team advanced to beat the South Korean team
这场四分之一决赛的胜者将晋级半决赛。
Zhè chǎng sìfēnzhīyī juésài de shèng zhě jiāng jìnjí bànjuésài.
The winner of this quarter-final match will advance to the semi-final stage.
在一颗棋子上放置另一颗相同颜色的棋子，可以表示这颗棋子晋升为王。
Zài yī kē qízǐ shàng fàngzhì lìngyī kē xiāngtóng yánsè de qízǐ, kěyǐ biǎoshì zhè kē qízǐ jìnshēng wèi Wáng.
The promotion of a piece to a king is indicated by setting on it another piece of the same color.
Character Family
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