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CHINESE CHARACTER

jìn

进

进

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enter

Numbered pinyin
jin4
English meanings
enter, come/go into, advance

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Enclosed from the lower left structure

Enclosed from the lower left arrangement: outside 辶; inside 井.

Meaning & sound clues

辶 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “walk”.

井 is identified as the sound component (jǐng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 进.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿺辶井

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    qǐngjìn请进。

    Please come in.

  2. 02

    tā他jìn进le了jiàoshì教室。

    He entered the classroom.

  3. 03

    jìn进mén门de的yòubian右边shì是chúfáng厨房。

    The kitchen is to the right as you enter.

  4. 04

    tā他jìnbù进步hěn很kuài快。

    He is improving quickly.

  5. 05

    chē车kāi开jìn进le了tíngchēchǎng停车场。

    The car drove into the parking lot.

  6. 06

    shuǐ水jìn进le了yǎnjing眼睛。

    Water got into my eyes.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 与时俱进
  • 促进
  • 先进
  • 前进
  • 增进
  • 引进
  • 循序渐进
  • 推进
  • 改进
  • 请进
  • 走进
  • 迈进
  • 进一步
  • 进修
  • 进入
  • 进出
  • 进出口
  • 进化
  • 进去
  • 进口
  • 进场
  • 进展
  • 进度
  • 进攻
  • 进来
  • 进步
  • 进程
  • 进而
  • 进行