CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- jin4
- English meanings
- almost
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Enclosed from the lower left structure
Enclosed from the lower left arrangement: outside 辶; inside 斤.
Meaning & sound clues
辶 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “walk”.
斤 is identified as the sound component (jīn). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 近.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
but
now; today
strength; energy
strength; energy
end
towel; cloth
measure word (units)
advance; promote; Jin
ferry; saliva
soak
ashes
prohibit; forbid
muscle
taut
cautious; careful; solemnly
enter
gold
brocade; splendid
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 临近
- 亲近
- 将近
- 就近
- 接近
- 最近
- 贴近
- 走近
- 近代
- 近年来
- 近日
- 近期
- 近来
- 近视
- 远近闻名
- 逼近
- 附近
- 靠近