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进 jìn — “to go in”
How to write and say the Chinese character 进 (jìn), which means to go in — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Come & go.
Pinyin · 拼音 jìn
Meaning · 意思 to go in
Strokes · 笔画 7
Radical · 部首 辶 (walk)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
进 is written with 7 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
辶 (walk) hints at the meaning, and 井 lends its sound — together they make 进.
A common word常用词
进来
come in
Example sentence例句
请进，欢迎你！
Come in — welcome!
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