Chinese surname · rank 156

靳

靳 is read as jìn.

Pinyin

jìn

Script forms

Simplified and traditional 靳

Basic meaning

ancient leather strap across a carriage horse's chest; to withhold or be stingy; to ridicule

Five element

Earth

Origin

Time: Warring States period, probably Chu Huai Wang era; do not narrow beyond this without stronger primary evidence.; Warring States tradition, 475-221 BCE

Place: Chu territory associated with Jin/Jin River, in the Changsha-Ningxiang area of present-day Hunan; local-history reports connect the Jin River name with Chu official Jin Shang tomb/fief traditions.

Origin note

According to surname-origin sources, Jin Shang was a Chu official associated with the place/fief called Jin. His descendants are said to have taken the place name as the family surname. The place link is supported by modern Hunan/Changsha local-history material on Jin River, but the exact ancient administrative location should stay cautious.

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Sources checked

Han Dian: Jin - dictionary meanings, surname listing, and Guangyun note that Chu had official Jin Shang
Wikisource: Tongzhi, vol. 29, Shi zu lue - surname-list source naming Chu official Jin Shang, Han Jin Xi, and Fenyang marquis Jin Qiang
Chinese Text Project: Shiji, Qu Yuan Jia Sheng Liezhuan - classical historical source for Jin Shang at the Chu court
23Mofang surname library: Jin - surname-origin summary: Jin from Mi surname; Jin was a Chu place/fief and descendants used the fief name as surname
Changsha Evening News / Today Ningxiang: Jinjiang Village - local-history support for Jin River place context and traditions linking the river name with Chu official Jin Shang

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