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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