To rise in rank or status; to advance to a higher level or grade.

To promote to a higher position, rank, or office; to advance in grade.

A county-level city in Quanzhou, Fujian province

Wei and Jin dynasties, spanning the period from 220 to 420.

Abe Shinzo (1954-2022), Japanese LDP politician and prime minister

Eastern Jin dynasty (317-420), which began when the capital was moved east to Jiankang (modern Nanjing) following the fall of the Western Jin

Jinjiang, a county-level city in [[泉州市|泉州市|quan2 zhou1 shi4]], Fujian Province

Jincheng, a prefecture-level city in Shanxi Province.

(bound form) Manchu word for wife

powerful state during the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC) of Chinese history, located primarily in modern Shanxi Province

Jinzhong, a prefecture-level city in [[山西|山西|shan1 xi1]] Province

The Western Jin dynasty (265–316), with its capital at Luoyang; named because Luoyang was west of the later [[东晋|東晉|dong1 jin4]] capital.

The provinces of [[山西|山西|shan1 xi1]], [[察哈尔|察哈爾|cha2 ha1 er3]], and [[河北|河北|he2 bei3]] during the Republic of China era.

Jincheng, a prefecture-level city in [[山西|山西|shan1 xi1]] province

One of the Twenty-Four Histories, compiled in 648 during the Tang Dynasty under [[房玄龄|房玄齡|fang2 xuan2 ling2]] and others; it chronicles the history of the Jin Dynasty from 265 to 420 as well as the Sixteen Kingdoms.

Jinzhou, a county-level city in Shijiazhuang, Hebei

The Jin Dynasty (265-420), a period of Chinese history following the Three Kingdoms and preceding the Northern and Southern Dynasties

to meet with a person of high rank, such as a superior or an elder

Jinzhong, a prefecture-level city in Shanxi Province

Later Jin dynasty (936-946), one of the Five Dynasties during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period

Emperor Wu of Jin (reigned 265-290), the founding emperor of the Jin Dynasty, who unified China after the Three Kingdoms period.

Jin'an, a district of Fuzhou City in Fujian Province

Nguyễn Tấn Dũng (1949-), a Vietnamese politician who served as the prime minister of Vietnam from 2006 to 2016

Jin'an District of Fuzhou City, Fujian Province

The collective name for the Western Jin and Eastern Jin dynasties of China (265-420 AD)

Duke Wen of Jin (r. 636–628 BC), a famous ruler of the state of Jin during the Spring and Autumn period; he is remembered as one of the [[春秋五霸|春秋五霸|chun1 qiu1 wu3 ba4]] (Five Hegemons).

Historical marriage alliance between the states of Qin and Jin during the Spring and Autumn period, or by extension any marriage between two families

Jinyuan district of Taiyuan city, Shanxi province

Jinyuan District of Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province

Ningjin county in Xingtai, Hebei province

Jinzhou, a county-level city in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province

A marriage alliance between two families; originally referring to the series of strategic marriages between the states of Qin and Jin during the Spring and Autumn period.

Capital of Sarawak state in Malaysia, known as a center for Chinese trade and exports like pepper and rubber

Emperor Hui of Jin (259-307), personal name [[司马衷|司馬衷|si1 ma3 zhong1]], second emperor of the [[晋朝|晉朝|jin4 chao2]] (reigned 290-307). He is famously associated with the line 'why not eat meat porridge?' due to his ignorance of a famine. His reign was marked by instability and the War of the Eight Princes.

(literary) to call on or visit someone of higher rank or status; to pay one's respects to

Ningjin County in Xingtai, Hebei Province

Jin County in Hebei province

Emperor Huai of Jin, third emperor of the Western Jin dynasty, reigned 307-311

The outflow of talented people from their home country to work for another; a person of great ability being used or employed by a foreign power.

(Catholicism) to be ordained as a priest

legendary figure in Taoism and Chinese mythology, also known as Wangzi Qiao; the crown prince of King Ling of the Eastern Zhou who achieved immortality

The states of [[韩|韓|han2]], [[赵|趙|zhao4]], and [[魏|魏|wei4]] during the Warring States period, which were formed after the division of the state of [[晋|晉|jin4]].

To advance in rank or position; to be promoted in government or nobility.

to receive a promotion; to rise in rank

literally meaning Tang dynasty calligraphers often imitated Jin dynasty models; used to describe someone who is excellent at imitating a master's style but lacks original creativity

Shanxi local opera, popular in Shanxi, northern Shaanxi, and Inner Mongolia; also called [[山西梆子|山西梆子|shan1 xi1 bang1 zi5]] or [[中路梆子|中路梆子|zhong1 lu4 bang1 zi5]]

(historical) to promote someone to a higher noble rank or title; to bestow a higher title on an official or their family member

to award or confer additional honors or titles upon someone

The Jin dynasty (265-420), including both the Western Jin and Eastern Jin periods