津 jīn ferry crossing; ford

Made up of [氵 shuǐ water radical 85]
Made with 9 strokes.

Combines 'water' and 'pole' (a hand holding a pole) and so gives idea of a ferryman punting across a river

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Also uses 氵 shuǐ component: 波 bō (wave) 法 fǎ (law) ; 港 gǎng (harbor) ; 海 hǎi (sea) ; 汗 hàn (perspiration) ; 汉 hàn (chinese) ; 河 hé (river) ; 洪 hóng (flood) ; 湖 hú (lake) ; 活 huó (to live) ; 济 jì (to cross a river) ; 江 jiāng (river) ; 酒 jiǔ (wine) ; 满 mǎn (to fill) ; 没 méi (have not) ; 泡 pào (bubble) ; 汽 qì (steam) ; 浅 qiǎn (shallow) ; 清 qīng (clear) ; 涉 shè (to wade) ; 洗 xǐ (to wash) ; 演 yǎn (to develop) ; 渔 yú (fishing) ; 泽 zé (pool) ; 治 zhì (to rule) ; 洲 zhōu (region)

Sounds same

金 jīn (metal) ; 今 jīn (modern) ; 斤 jīn (axe) ; 巾 jīn (scarf) ; 钅 jīn (metal)

Different tone

近 jìn (near) ; 晋 jìn ; 进 jìn (to advance) ; 禁 jìn (to prohibit)

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天津 Tianjin

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