Meaning
advance; enter; to come in
Chinese: 进入、前进。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “jin” becomes a different word in each tone. 进 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 进去jìn qùto go in
- 进来jìn láito come in
- 请进qǐng jìn"please come in"
- 进行jìn xíng(of a process etc) to proceed; to be in progress; to be underway; (of people) to carry out
- 进入jìn rùto enter; to join; to go into
Example Sentence
请进，外面冷。Qǐng jìn, wài mian lěng.Please come in; it is cold outside.
请进Qǐng jìn"please come in"，外面wài mianoutside (also pr. for this冷lěngcold。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
The walk radical 辶 (meaning) plus 井 (sound): to move forward — ‘to advance / enter’. Simplified from 進.
A way to remember it
Walking (辶) forward — to advance.
Easy to confuse with
- 近‘Near’: also the walk radical 辶, but with 斤 as the sound.