晋
to move forward; to promote; to advance
10 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,644 U+664B
How 晋 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
An advance to the second 亚 day 日
How to remember it
promote · Heisig RSH #2761
亚 Asia + sun
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 晋 as their sound component
These characters all use 晋 (jìn) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 晋 sound component | jìn | to advance; to increase; to promote |
| 缙 | jìn | red silk |
| 戬 | jiǎn | to exterminate, to destroy; blessing |
Words containing 晋
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 晋中市 | Jìn zhōng Shì | Jinzhong, prefecture-level city in Shanxi Province 山西省[Shan1 xi1 Sheng3] |
| 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] |
| 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… |
| 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 |
| 晋江市 | Jìn jiāng Shì | Jinjiang, a county-level city in Quanzhou City 泉州市[Quan2 zhou1 Shi4], Fujian |
| 加官晋级 | jiā guān jìn jí | to receive a promotion; to rise in rank |
| 宁晋县 | Níng jìn Xiàn | Ningjin, a county in Xingtai City 邢臺市|邢台市[Xing2 tai2 Shi4], Hebei |
| 晋宁区 | Jìn níng Qū | Jinning, a district of Kunming City 昆明市[Kun1 ming2 Shi4], Yunnan |
| 晋源区 | Jìn yuán Qū | Jinyuan, a district of Taiyuan City 太原市[Tai4 yuan2 Shi4], Shanxi |
| 梁唐晋汉周书 | Liáng Táng Jìn Hàn Zhōu shū | another name for History of the Five Dynasties between Tang and Song 舊五代史|旧五代史[Jiu4 Wu3 da… |
| 晋县 | Jìn xiàn | Jin county in Hebei |
| 晋中 | Jìn zhōng | see 晉中市|晋中市[Jin4 zhong1 Shi4] |
| 晋安 | Jìn ān | see 晉安區|晋安区[Jin4 an1 Qu1] |
| 安倍晋三 | Ān bèi Jìn sān | Abe Shinzo (1954-2022), Japanese LDP politician, prime minister 2006-2007 and from 2012-20… |
| 西晋 | Xī Jìn | Western Jin dynasty (265-316) |
| 魏晋南北朝 | Wèi Jìn Nán Běi Cháo | Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties; generic term for historic period 220-589 between Han a… |
| 新晋 | xīn jìn | (of a role or status) newly appointed; newly become; newly minted |
| 晋城 | Jìn chéng | see 晉城市|晋城市[Jin4 cheng2 Shi4] |
| 东晋 | Dōng Jìn | Eastern Jin dynasty 317-420 |