进 jìn to advance; to enter; to score
Made up of [辶 chuò walking radical 162, 井 jǐng well ]Made with 7 strokes.
The walking radical provides the concept of motion. The 'well' part replaces what was originally a bird, as birds can only fly forward, it indicates forward movement.
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Also uses 辶 chuò component: 边 biān (side) 道 dào (road) 逢 féng (to meet by chance) 过 guò (past) 还 hái (still) 近 jìn (near) 连 lián (to link) 辽 liáo (distant) 迷 mí (to bewilder) 谜 mí (riddle) 通 tōng (open) 迎 yíng (welcome) 遇 yù (to meet) 远 yuǎn (far) 运 yùn (to move) 这 zhè (this)
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近 jìn (near) 晋 jìn 禁 jìn (to prohibit)Different tone
津 jīn (ferry crossing) 金 jīn (metal) 今 jīn (modern) 斤 jīn (axe) 巾 jīn (scarf) 钅 jīn (metal)Pronunciation
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