What does 晋 mean in Chinese?

晋 (jìn) means "to move forward; to promote; to advance" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 晋?

晋 is pronounced "jìn" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 4.

What HSK level is 晋?

晋 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

What words contain the character 晋?

Common words with 晋 include 古晋 (Kuching (city in Malaysia)), 宁晋 (Ningjin county in Xingtai 邢台[Xing2 tai2], Hebei), 后晋 (Later Jin of the Five Dynasties (936-946)), 晋中 (Jinzhong prefecture level city in Shanxi 山西), 晋代 (Jin Dynasty (265-420)).

How do you write 晋?

You can practice writing 晋 using our stroke order tool.

晋 (jìn), to move forward

晋

jìn

to move forward; to promote; to advance

verb

Traditional: 晉

Character Breakdown

Radical: 日 (no. 72)Traditional: 晉

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Definitions

(verb) to move forward
to promote
to advance

Example Sentences

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Words Containing 晋

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
古晋	Gǔ jìn	Kuching (city in Malaysia)
宁晋	Níng jìn	Ningjin county in Xingtai 邢台[Xing2 tai2], Hebei
后晋	Hòu Jìn	Later Jin of the Five Dynasties (936-946)
晋中	Jìn zhōng	Jinzhong prefecture level city in Shanxi 山西
晋代	Jìn dài	Jin Dynasty (265-420)
晋升	jìn shēng	to promote to a higher position
晋城	Jìn chéng	Jincheng prefecture level city in Shanxi 山西
晋安	Jìn ān	Jin'an district of Fuzhou city 福州市[Fu2 zhou1 shi4], Fujian
晋宁	Jìn níng	Jinning county in Kunming 昆明[Kun1 ming2], Yunnan
宁晋县	Níng jìn xiàn	Ningjin county in Xingtai 邢台[Xing2 tai2], Hebei

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Related Words

推挽(tuī wǎn)· to push and pull

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捣弄(dǎo nòng)· to move back and forward

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一往无前(yī wǎng wú qián)· to advance courageously (idiom)

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上前(shàng qián)· to advance

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HSK & Exam Info

This word is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists.

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晋

jìn