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Jintang Bridge

Jintang Bridge (金塘大桥) is a cable-stayed road bridge in Zhejiang, China, opened in 2009 to connect Jintang Island with Zhenhai District of Ningbo as part of the Zhoushan Cross-Sea Bridge.

Jinul

Jinul (지눌, 1158–1210) was a Korean Seon (Zen) monk of the Goryeo period who founded the Chogye (Jogye) school and the temple community that became Songgwangsa.

Jinwoo Cheon

Jinwoo Cheon (천진우) is a South Korean inorganic chemist and nanomedicine researcher who works on magnetic nanoparticles for imaging, therapy, and wireless cell control, and founded magnetogenetics.

Jinx

Jinx: a person, thing, or action believed to bring bad luck; American English from 1911 baseball slang, probably from jynx (wryneck) or the 1888 play character Jinks Hoodoo; explained by Skinnerian superstitious behavior and regression to the mean.

Jinx (DC Comics)

Jinx is a DC Comics supervillain, an Indian elemental sorceress and member of the Fearsome Five who first appeared in Tales of the Teen Titans #56 in 1985.

Jinx (League of Legends)

Jinx, the Loose Cannon, is a marksman champion in League of Legends, released October 2013 with the Get Jinxed video; a late-game hyper carry with Pow-Pow/Fishbones weapon swap, and an Arcane protagonist.

Jinxin Fertility (锦欣生殖) (Jinxin Shengwu)

Jinxin Fertility Group Limited (锦欣生殖) is a Chinese fertility hospital group rooted in Chengdu, which listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2019 and operates IVF centers in China, the US, and Southeast Asia.

Jinxin Fertility Group (锦欣生殖医疗集团)

Jinxin Fertility Group (锦欣生殖医疗集团) is a Cayman-incorporated assisted-reproduction hospital group listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange since 2019, operating IVF hospitals in Chengdu, Shenzhen, and the United States.

Jinyang qiu

The Jinyang qiu (晋阳秋, "Autumn of Jin") is a lost chronicle of the Jin dynasty by the historian Sun Sheng, famed for its frank account of Huan Wen's defeat at Fangtou.

Jinyiwei (Embroidered Uniform Guard)

The Jinyiwei, or Embroidered Uniform Guard (锦衣卫), was a Ming dynasty imperial guard and secret police that ran the zhaoyu prison and served as an instrument of direct imperial power outside the regular courts.

Jinyoung (entertainer, born 1994)

Jinyoung (박진영, born 1994) is a South Korean singer and actor, GOT7 vocalist and former JJ Project member, now with BH Entertainment; not the JYP founder or B1A4's Jinyoung.

Jinyuan yuan (Provincial Liaison Offices)

The jinyuan yuan (进奏院) were liaison offices that the regional military commands of Tang dynasty China kept in the capital, renamed from the liuhou lodges in 777.

Jinyuan Zhijin power station

The Jinyuan Zhijin power station is a 1,320 MW coal-fired power station in Zhijin County, Bijie, Guizhou, China, operating two 660 MW ultra-supercritical units from 2025.

Jinyun hydroelectric plant

The Jinyun hydroelectric plant, formally the State Grid Xinyuan Jinyun Pumped Storage Power Station, is a 1,800 MW pumped-storage station in Jinyun County, Zhejiang, China, fully operational since September 2025.

Jinzhai hydroelectric plant

The Jinzhai hydroelectric plant, formally the Anhui Jinzhai Pumped Storage Power Station, is a 1,200 MW pumped-storage facility in Jinzhai County, Anhui, China, fully operational since December 2022.

Jinzho Zoo

Jinzho Zoo (锦州动物园, Jinzhou Zoo) is a public medium-sized zoo in Linghe District, Jinzhou, Liaoning, China, founded 1974 as Beihu Park, holding 50+ species including Northeast tigers and a white-browed gibbon famously off exhibit during gaokao.

Jinzhong

Jinzhong (晋中市) is a prefecture-level city in central Shanxi, China, seat at Yuci, bordering Taiyuan. Area 16,391 km²; 2025 population 3.29 million; GDP 246.26 billion yuan; home of Pingyao Ancient City and Jin merchant culture.

Jinzhong Zhang

Jinzhong Zhang is a Chinese molecular and cell biologist at Scripps Research in La Jolla, California, known for showing that COPII vesicles feed the autophagy pathway.

Jinzhou 23-2 Oil Field

Jinzhou 23-2 Oil Field (锦州23-2油田) is an offshore heavy-oil field in northern Liaodong Bay in the Bohai Sea, China, developed by CNOOC, with production starting in 2024.

Jinzhou 25-1S Oil and Gas Field

Jinzhou 25-1S (锦州25-1S, JZ25-1S) is an offshore oil and gas field in Liaodong Bay of the Bohai Sea, China, named for nearby Jinzhou, Liaoning, and developed by CNOOC.

Jinzhou CR power station

Jinzhou CR power station is an operating coal-fired power station in Jinzhou, Liaoning, China, owned by China Resources Power and built with two 660 MW ultra-supercritical units.

Jinzhou, Liaoning (chinchow)

Jinzhou (锦州, historically romanized Chinchow), a prefecture-level city in western Liaoning, China; founded in the Liao dynasty, named for the Xiao Ling River; 10,081 km², 2.668 million people, regional central city and Liaoshen Campaign site.

Jinzi Jason Wu

Jinzi Jason Wu (吴劲梓) is a pharmaceutical executive who founded Ascletis Pharma in Hangzhou in 2013, chairs it, and took it public in Hong Kong in 2018.

Jio

Jio, formally Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited, is an Indian telecommunications operator, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries, launched in 2016 with free voice calls and low-priced data.

Jio Financial Services

Jio Financial Services Limited is an Indian financial services holding company carved out of Reliance Industries in 2023, operating lending, payments, insurance broking, and asset management through subsidiaries.

Jio Platforms

Jio Platforms (JPL) is an Indian technology company, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries founded in 2019 and headquartered in Mumbai, that operates India's largest wireless carrier, Reliance Jio.

JioCinema

JioCinema is an Indian OTT streaming platform from Reliance's RPPMSL, amalgamated into Viacom18 in 2022, known for free IPL streaming records (449 million viewers, 32 million peak concurrency in 2023) before merging into JioHotstar in 2024.

Jioji Ravulo

Jioji Ravulo is an Australian social work academic, Professor and Chair of Social Work and Policy Studies at the University of Sydney, and the first Pasifika professor in Australia.

JioMart

JioMart is an Indian multi-category e-commerce platform operated by Reliance Retail, launched in 2020 across 200 cities; in 2024 it pivoted to 30-minute quick commerce deliveries from existing stores.

Jiong Lan

Jiong Lan (Lan Jiong, 兰炯) is a Chinese medicinal chemist who co-founded Shanghai biotech GenFleet Therapeutics in 2017 and leads it as CEO and general manager.