Xin

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Xin may refer to:

  • Xin (comics), a comic book by Kevin Lau, or its main character
  • The Xin Dynasty (新朝), which ruled China from 8-23 AD
  • The abbreviation for Xinjiang, the northwestern region of China

Xin is also a Chinese personal name:

  • Bao Xin (鮑信) (died 192), a Chinese general of the Han Dynasty
  • Bing Xin (冰心) (1900-1999), a Chinese writer and poet
  • Dao Xin (道信) (580-651), the fourth Zen Buddhist Patriarch
  • Empress Xin (辛皇后), wife of the Chinese state Former Liang's ruler Zhang Zuo
  • Huang Xin (黄信), a Chinese general from Qingzhou and a character in the Water Margin
  • Li Xin (李歆) (died 420), a duke of the Chinese state Western Liáng
  • Liu Xin (刘歆) (died 23), a Chinese astronomer and historian during the Xin Dynasty
  • Sun Xin (孙新), a character in the Water Margin
  • Xin Qiji (辛棄疾) (1140–1207), a Chinese poet during the Southern Song dynasty
  • Yu Xin (513-518), a Chinese poet of the Northern Zhou dynasty
  • Zhao Xin (赵信), originally a marquis of Xiongnu stock

See also:

  • Xin'gan (新干), an archaeological site on the Gan River in Jiangxi, China
  • Xin Jie Kou (新街口), an area in the Xicheng district of Beijing, China
  • Xin Zhuang (莘庄), a metro station in Shanghai, China