Chin
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chin¹
- /ˈt͡ʃɪn/
- [ˈt͡ʃʰɪn]
Sounds like Chen (pin–pen merger) · Rhymes with -ɪn
Where it comes from
From Middle English chyn, from Old English ċinn (“chin”), from Proto-West Germanic *kinnu, from Proto-Germanic *kinnuz (“chin”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénus (“chin, jaw”).
Compare West Frisian/Dutch kin, Low German/German Kinn, Danish kind, Icelandic kinn, Welsh gen, Latin gena, Tocharian A śanweṃ, Ancient Greek γένυς (génus, “jaw”), Armenian ծնոտ (cnot), Persian چانه (čâne), Sanskrit हनु (hánu). Doublet of gena.
noun chins
- The bottom of a face, (specifically) the typically jutting jawline below the mouth. What does it mean to have a pointy chin instead of a flat chin?
- Talk.
- A lie, a falsehood.
- A person of the upper class.
- The ability to withstand being punched in the chin without being knocked out.
- The lower part of the front of an aircraft, below the nose. To paint chins of aircraft
- The bottom part of a mobile phone, below the screen. The phone's chin looks different from the rest of it.
verb chins · chinning · chinned
- To talk. “I reckon you can explain, Mrs. Peabody.” […] “An’ I reckon that newcomer you’ve been chinning with could explain if he had a mind to.”
- To talk to or with (someone). “Been up chinning your sporting editor, Ragsy Hurd. […]”
- To perform a chin-up (exercise in which one lifts one's own weight while hanging from a bar). It is worth noting that on the eighth day he was strong enough to “chin” himself six times in succession, though previous to the fasting treatment he had never in his life been able to do this more than once or twice.
- To punch or hit (someone), especially on the chin (part of the body). He told me once that he used to be scared to death every time he started in a hard game for fear he’d get badly injured. Said it wasn’t until someone had jabbed him in the nose or ‘chinned’ him that he forgot to be scared.
- To put or hold (a musical instrument) up to one's chin. Conspicuous in the front rank of “the music” was Joe Lippett, chinning his fife […]
- To turn on or operate (a device) using one's chin; to select (a particular setting) using one's chin. I was too tired to argue; I chinned the valve three or four times, felt a blast blistering my face.
- To put one's chin on (something). […] she elbowed the table and chinned her hand.
- To indicate or point toward (someone or something) with one's chin. But you don’t love him, said Madame Sonia with understanding. Do you love this one? Madame Sonia chinned the American.
chin²
- /ˈt͡ʃɪn/
- [ˈt͡ʃʰɪn]
Sounds like Chen (pin–pen merger) · Rhymes with -ɪn
Where it comes from
Shortening of chinchilla.
noun chins
- A chinchilla.
Chin³
proper noun
- A hamlet in Alberta, Canada.
Chin⁴
Where it comes from
See China.
proper noun
- Alternative form of China.China
Chin⁵
Where it comes from
As a Chinese surname, a variant romanization of various Chinese characters, e.g. Hakka 陳／陈 (Chhṳ̀n), Taishanese 陳 /陈 (cin³), Cantonese 錢／钱 (cin4), Mandarin 金 (Chin¹), and Mandarin 秦 (Chʻin²).
proper noun
- A surname from Chinese. Cheng [translating 鄭 /郑 (Zhèng)] is expected to arrive in the U.S. capital on the evening of June 9 and remain there through June 12, according to the KMT's representative to the U.S., Victor Chin (秦日新). During her stay in Washington, Cheng will meet members of Congress from both the Republican and
Chin⁶
Where it comes from
The atonal Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 晉 /晋 (Jìn).
proper noun
- Alternative form of Jin: an ancient Chinese state and various medieval Chinese dynasties.Jin The most amazing poems in human history are the Huêi-wên-tʻü or the revolving chart, by Lady Su Huêi, of the Chin Dynasty (265-419), and the Chʻien-tzŭ-wên, or thousand-character literature, by Chou Hsing-ssŭ, (fifth century a.d.)
Chin⁷
Where it comes from
The irregular romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 秦 (Qín).
proper noun
- Alternative form of Qin: an ancient Chinese state.Qin The youth of China, deeply concerned with the future of their country, began to question everything and re-evaluate everything. What had been considered valuable became worthless, and what had been regarded as worthless became priceless. The more they examined, the more doubtful they became. This in
Chin⁸
Where it comes from
From Burmese ချင်း (hkyang:).
noun
- A tribe in Myanmar. Oral tradition and archaeological evidence suggest the Chin were the earliest Tibeto-Burman group to come to the Chindwin Valley, a settlement process starting as early as the 4ᵗʰ century.
proper noun
- A state of Myanmar.
- Synonym of Zo (“a language of Myanmar”).
