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Jin (Korean surname)

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Hangul
  

Revised Romanization
  
Jin

Hanja
  
陳, 晉, 秦, 眞

McCune–Reischauer
  
Gin

Jin (진) is the romanization of a number of Korean surnames, written as 陳, 秦, 眞, or 晉 in hanja.

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陳 (Chen:첸)

Jin (陳), the most common version, derived from the Chinese surname Chen.

  • Jin Soo (陳秀) from Song Dynasty—13th century
  • Jin Woo Ryang (陳友諒) from Ming Dynasty—13th century
  • Jin Lin (陳璘) from Ming Dynasty—16th century
  • 秦 (Qin:친)

    Jin (秦) is derived from the Chinese surname Qin (surname).

  • during the 7th century Tang Dynasty, Jin Pil Myung (Chinese: 秦弼明; pinyin: Qin Biming) was a Tang general who participated in the Conquest war of Silla, and later returned to China.
  • during the 13th century Song Dynasty, another Jin (秦) family emigrated from China to Goryeo, becoming the Modern Korean Jin (秦) family.
  • 眞 (Zhen:전)

    Jin (眞:Zhen), Korean surname of Baekje, Silla, Hubaekje.

  • Jin Kodo (眞高道), general of Geunchogo of Baekje
  • Jin Mu (眞武), prime minister of Baekje
  • Jin Gong (眞功) was prime minister of Silla
  • Jin Ho (眞虎), prime minister of Hubaekje
  • 晉 (Jin:진)

    Jin (晉:Jin)

  • Jin Ham Jo (晉含祚) was officer of goryeo
  • Jin Sun-Kuk (born 1970), South Korean track and field sprinter
  • References

    Jin (Korean surname) Wikipedia