Chinese Character 进 Meanings and components.

Form

进

Meaning

进 meaning[3] in English

To Go Forward.

To Advance.

To Go In.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 进 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are to walk (side … (辶) , and Jing, one of … (井)

Its radical[1] is: 辵 (chuo4) which means: To Walk (Side Part Of Split Character), .辵chuo4to walk …

In cangjie it is written with YTT

How to write 进

To write进jin4to go … you should write a combination of 辶chuo4to walk … , 井jing3Jing, one … arranged in a 吅 shape:

辶 + 井 = 进

进 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 进 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 进, looks as follow:

进
Pinyin:jin4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Go Forward . To Advance . To Go In . To Enter . To Put In . To Submit . To Take In . To Admit . (Math.) Base Of A Number System . Classifier For Sections In A Building Or Residential Compound
辶
Pinyin:chuo4 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: To Walk (Side Part Of Split Character)
井
Pinyin:jing3 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: Jing, One Of The 28 Constellations Of Chinese Astronomy . Surname Jing

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

  • Wiktionary Page for 进in English or Chinese