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jìn

to approach; near, close; intimate

🔤 Pictophonetic: 辶 (walk) provides meaning, 斤 provides pronunciation
HSK 2 7 strokes Very Common (4%)
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辶
chuò
to walk; walking
斤
jīn
a catty (about 500 grams); an axe; keen, shrewd
⿺辶斤 i

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Component Tree i

chuò
辶
to walk; walking
📷 Pictographic: A foot stepping
3 strokes
jīn
斤
a catty (about 500 grams); an axe; keen, shrewd
4 strokes HSK 3

Words Using 近 (108)

jìn
近 ↗
HSK 2
near / close to / approximately
zuìjìn
最近 ↗
HSK 3
recent / recently / these days / latest / soon / nearest (of locations) / shortest (of routes)
fùjìn
附近 ↗
HSK 3
(in the) vicinity / nearby / neighboring / next to
jiējìn
接近 ↗
HSK 5
to approach / to get close to
jìndài
近代 ↗
HSK 5
the not-very-distant past / modern times, excluding recent decades / (in the context of Chinese history) the period from the Opium Wars until the May 4th Movement (mid-19th century to 1919) / capitalist times (pre-1949)
jiùjìn
就近 ↗
HSK 6
nearby / in a close neighborhood
jiāngjìn
将近 ↗
HSK 6
almost / nearly / close to
jìnlái
近来 ↗
HSK 6
recently / lately
jígōngjìnlì
急功近利 ↗
HSK 6
seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return
kàojìn
靠近 ↗
near / to approach
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