Meaning
to enter
Chinese: 进入、加入。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “ru” becomes a different word in each tone. 入 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 进入jìn rùto enter; to join; to go into
- 收入shōu rùto take in; income; revenue
- 入口rù kǒuentrance; to import
- 深入shēn rùto penetrate deeply; thorough
- 输入shū rùto import; to input
Example Sentence
天气转冷，已经进入冬天。Tiān qì zhuǎn lěng, yǐ jīng jìn rù dōng tiān.The weather has turned cold; winter has arrived.
天气Tiān qìweather转zhuǎnto turn冷lěngcold，已经yǐ jīngalready进入jìn rùto enter冬天dōng tiānwinter。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
A pictograph of a pointed thing or an entrance, going inward. It means ‘to enter, go in; to join; income’ (进入, 收入). Note the right stroke starts higher than in 人.
A way to remember it
Going inward — to enter. (Right stroke tucked over the left: 入.)
Easy to confuse with
- 人‘Person’: the two strokes meet at the top instead of crossing over.