Chin (disambiguation)

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The chin is the lowermost part of the human face.

• Double chin, an extra layer of fat that protrudes from underneath the chin
• Cleft chin, a chin with a dimple in the center
• Chin-up, a strength training exercise
• Chin (boxing), "a good chin", a boxer's ability to tolerate hard punches in the face without being knocked out
• Chinface, a comical performance where eyes are drawn on the chin and it is filmed upside-down

Chin may also refer to:

Myanmar

• Chin State, a state in Myanmar
• Chin people, the name of an ethnic group living in Myanmar and Bangladesh
• Chin languages, family of Tibeto-Burman languages

Personal names

• Chinn, or Chin, English surname
• Chin is also an alternate spelling for several Asian surnames:
  • Qin (surname)
  • Jin (Chinese surname)
  • Qian (surname)
  • Chen (surname)

• Vincent Gigante (1928–2005), a notorious mafioso, often referred to by his nickname "Chin"
• Chinawut Indracusin (born 1989), also known as "Chin", a Thai-French singer

Fictional characters

• The Crimson Chin, in the animated series The Fairly OddParents
• Chin Gentsai, in the video game series King of Fighters
• Grace Chin

Geography

• Chin (China), a name of China, old Chinese form of the Sanskrit name Cina
• Chin, Alberta, a small hamlet in Canada
• Chin, Iran, a village in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran
• Chin, Zanjan, a village in Zanjan Province, Iran
• Chin Rural District, in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran

Other

• transliteration variant of the Chinese "Jin"
• Chin (Mayan god), a god in Mayan mythology
• Chinovnik, a rank given to a civil servant in Imperial Russia; the same term also refers to Euchologion, the liturgical book used by a bishop
• Japanese Chin, a dog breed

See also

• All pages beginning with "chin"
• All pages with titles containing "chin"
• Ch'in (disambiguation)
• CHIN (disambiguation)
• China (disambiguation)
• Shin (disambiguation)
• Jin (disambiguation)