Jin (Chinese surname)
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This article is about Chinese surname. For Korean surname, see Jin (Korean surname). For other uses, see Jin.
Jin is the Hanyu pinyin transliteration of a number of Chinese surnames. The most common one, Jīn 金, literally means "gold" and is 29th[1] in the list of "Hundred Family Surnames". As of 2006, it is ranked the 64th most common Chinese surname and is sometimes transliterated as Chin.
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Language(s) | Chinese |
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Meaning | "gold" |
Region of origin | China |
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Variant form(s) | Chin Gyim Kam Kym Kim Kheng |
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The other, less common, surnames that are "Jin" in pinyin include Jìn (晋/晉) and Jìn (靳).