Jin vs Shang

Jin

name
  • The late 3rd to early 5th century, the era during which the Sima clan were the legitimate emperors of China. 

  • Former name of Luyang as the seat of the prefecture. 

  • The Later Jin, a short-lived empire in 10th-century Shaanxi; the 930s and '40s, the era of this empire. 

  • The 12th to early 13th century, the era during which the Wanyan clan were the legitimate emperors of northern China. 

  • A prefecture of imperial China centered on Ankang, Shaanxi. 

  • Former name of Ankang as the seat of the prefecture. 

  • A river (錦江) in Jiangxi and Guangdong provinces in China, emptying into the Bei or North River. 

  • A Japanese male given name. 

  • A river (Jin River, 晉江/晋江 (Jìnjiāng)) in Quanzhou Municipality, Fujian, China, emptying into the Taiwan Strait. 

  • A Chinese dialect family (code cjy) spoken by about 45 million people in Shanxi and adjacent provinces. 

  • A Chinese surname, given 29th among the Hundred Family Surnames. 

  • A river (靳江) in Hunan Province, China, emptying into the Xiang River. 

  • An realm in early-10th century Shaanxi loyal to the Tang after their overthrow by the Later Liang. 

  • Synonym of Shi: the dynasty which ruled this empire. 

  • Synonym of Balhae, a northern Korean state, (particularly) between its AD 698 founding and 712 renaming. 

  • A prefecture of imperial China centered on Linfen, Shanxi. 

  • Synonym of Sima: the dynasty which ruled this empire. 

  • Synonym of Jurchen: the Tungusic people who ruled this empire. 

  • Synonym of Qing: the Chinese empire, dynasty, and era, (particularly) during the years 1616 to 1636, prior to the formal declaration of the Qing. 

  • A titular principality of the Wei Empire (est. AD 264) and other later Chinese states. 

  • A Chinese surname. 

  • A marchland (c. 1046–677 BC) and duchy (677–376 BC) of the Zhou Kingdom around the river. 

  • A Korean surname. 

  • An ancient state or tribal confederation in northern Korea. 

  • A river (晉水) in Shanxi Province, China, emptying into the Fen River. 

  • A prefecture of imperial China centered on Luyang, Hunan. 

  • An empire in northern China (AD 1115–1234) established by an invasion of Liao by the Wanyan Jurchens and overthrown by an invasion of the Mongols. 

  • An empire in China (AD 265–420) established by Sima Yan's overthrow of the Wei and replaced by barbarian conquerors in the north and Liu Yu's Song Empire in the south. 

  • Synonym of Wanyan: the dynasty which ruled this empire. 

  • A river (錦江) in Sichuan Province, China, emptying into the Min River. 

  • Former name of Linfen as the seat of the prefecture. 

Shang

name
  • an ancient dynasty in China 

How often have the words Jin and Shang occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )