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Chin

  • In the human anatomy, the chin is the lowermost part of the face.
  • Ch'in is an alternate spelling for Qin.
  • Chin is an alternate spelling for Jin.
  • Chin is an alternate spelling for the surname Chen.
  • Chin is another name for the Japanese Chin dog breed.
  • In tsarist Russia, chin was a rank given to a civil servant, or chinovnik
  • Unsuk Chin, composer
  • A butt chin is a certain type of chin with a dimple in the center, so that the chin itself resembles a buttock. Noted examples of people with butt chins are Cary Grant and Sandra Bullock.
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