Chinese name syllable
Syllable Jin
- 仁humane; benevolence
- 晋advance; promote
- 堇clay; violet (plant)
- Letters
- 3
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- J
- Romanization
- Hokkien, Mandarin (pinyin)
- Character options
- 4
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters仁晋堇金
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Jin in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Jin is a syllable in Malaysian Chinese names; its meaning depends on the characters chosen, for example 仁、晋、堇.
Possible characters for Jin
This spelling is common in Hokkien and Mandarin (pinyin) romanization.
- 仁
humane; benevolence
Hokkien jîn / Mandarin rén
attested
- 晋
advance; promote
Mandarin jìn
attested
- 堇
clay; violet (plant)
Mandarin jǐn
attested
- 金
gold; metal
Mandarin jīn
One spelling can stand for several characters. The meaning of a name depends on the characters the family chose; characters marked “attested” are found in records of real names.
About the name Jin
Jin is a syllable used in Malaysian Chinese names. The spelling is typical of Hokkien and Mandarin romanization; in Hokkien it renders jîn (仁), while in Mandarin it stands for jìn, jǐn or jīn, as in 晋, 堇 and 金. Characters recorded for Malaysians with this spelling include 仁、晋、堇. The meaning depends on the characters the family chose, so these are options rather than one true meaning.
| Romanization | Hokkien, Mandarin (pinyin) |
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Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Chinese names with the syllable Jin
Sources
- Wiktionary: 仁 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 仁 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 晉 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 晋 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 堇 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 金 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 金 · mdbg.net · meaning
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