进

jìn

Pinyin
jìn
Pinyin (Plain)
jin
Tone
4
Strokes
7
Radical
辵
Readings
jìnjinTone: 4to 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 compoundOrder: 0Primary
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Stroke Order Data
["M 703 564 Q 716 568 733 570 Q 782 580 790 587 Q 800 594 795 604 Q 788 616 758 624 Q 730 631 703 621 L 659 607 Q 619 597 578 586 Q 568 585 557 581 L 510 574 Q 471 570 431 566 Q 394 560 419 542 Q 455 523 511 527 L 556 535 Q 607 545 661 556 L 703 564 Z", "M 704 398 Q 866 404 871 409 Q 871 410 872 411 Q 876 421 861 435 Q 810 471 746 454 Q 725 450 704 444 L 661 436 Q 577 424 545 416 L 500 409 Q 445 403 387 393 Q 368 390 382 375 Q 395 362 413 358 Q 423 357 488 368 L 537 378 Q 597 393 661 395 L 704 398 Z", "M 557 581 Q 557 620 559 658 Q 563 676 545 683 Q 502 702 490 698 Q 474 694 488 676 Q 506 649 510 574 L 511 527 Q 511 458 500 409 L 488 368 Q 487 367 487 364 Q 471 316 406 241 Q 394 228 391 222 Q 390 215 400 217 Q 436 221 485 283 Q 512 317 537 378 L 545 416 Q 551 455 556 535 L 557 581 Z", "M 644 236 Q 635 200 659 147 Q 665 131 672 129 Q 678 123 684 130 Q 691 134 700 153 Q 707 175 707 202 Q 706 229 704 398 L 704 444 Q 703 499 703 564 L 703 621 Q 704 688 716 734 Q 723 747 721 760 Q 714 767 665 797 Q 644 812 626 797 Q 622 793 628 779 Q 653 742 656 704 Q 657 659 659 607 L 661 556 Q 661 498 661 436 L 661 395 Q 661 299 644 236 Z", "M 259 720 Q 284 695 311 666 Q 324 650 342 650 Q 354 650 361 665 Q 367 681 358 714 Q 354 735 322 750 Q 249 781 232 775 Q 226 771 227 757 Q 231 744 259 720 Z", "M 314 173 Q 335 200 325 246 Q 318 267 292 309 Q 270 348 304 405 Q 323 439 342 459 Q 363 478 344 493 Q 323 509 288 523 Q 266 536 248 518 Q 214 493 168 475 Q 107 450 87 453 Q 80 454 78 449 Q 77 443 85 439 Q 128 421 240 464 Q 249 468 258 457 Q 279 435 257 408 Q 206 357 252 295 Q 291 229 284 176 C 282 146 299 147 314 173 Z", "M 284 176 Q 236 179 188 162 Q 149 147 91 141 Q 84 141 81 133 Q 78 126 87 116 Q 103 97 128 86 Q 140 79 158 94 Q 231 148 305 134 Q 371 121 504 65 Q 733 -37 817 -7 Q 878 15 931 54 Q 953 70 930 70 Q 708 61 560 98 Q 479 120 377 156 Q 346 169 314 173 L 284 176 Z"]
Meaning
“进” (jìn) mainly means “to go forward” or “to enter,” as in moving into a place or toward a goal. It can also mean “to improve” or “to make progress,” and in some contexts “to submit” or “to bring in” (like handing something in).
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Cached At: 3/24/2026, 7:17:57 PM

Usage

The character **进 (jìn)** basically means “to go forward” or “to enter,” and learners most often see it in everyday verbs and phrases about movement, progress, or improvement. Common examples include **进入** (“to enter”), **进去 / 进来** (“go in / come in”), and daily situations like **请进** (“please come in”). It also appears in practical contexts such as **进站** (enter a station), **进城** (go into the city), or **进屋** (enter a room), so beginners very quickly associate it with the idea of moving into a place or going ahead. Beyond physical movement, **进** is widely used for **progress or advancement** in a more abstract sense. Learners meet it in words like **进步** (“to make progress”), **先进** (“advanced”), and **促进 / 推进** (“to promote / push forward” in development or projects). It also shows up in work and business language such as **进货** (bring in stock, buy goods for resale) and **进口** (to import). Overall, modern usage centers on entering, going forward, and advancing—both literally and figuratively.

Handwriting Notes

进 in handwriting usually appears as a fairly compact, slightly leaning character: the left side 氵-like component (actually 辶 in compressed form) is written as a simple curved or hooked stroke plus a short dash, and the right part 井-like component is a small, squarish structure with clear horizontal and vertical lines. In neat handwriting, the top horizontal of the right part tends to be a bit longer, the middle strokes are tighter together, and the bottom is slightly wider, giving the impression of a small “boxy” center with a sweeping movement component on the left-bottom. Handwritten forms can vary in how angular or rounded they look, how long the bottom “walk” stroke is, and how clearly separated the inner strokes of the 井 component are—some writers compress the middle strokes or tilt them slightly, and cursive or fast writing often links the lower strokes into more flowing shapes. Despite this variation, the overall silhouette of a tight right block plus a trailing motion component at the lower left remains recognizable. Modern AI handwriting recognition systems are trained on many such handwritten variants so they can correctly recognize 进 even when it is written quickly, with personal style, or with slightly distorted proportions.

Description

“进” is a common simplified Chinese character meaning “to enter,” “to advance,” or “to go forward.” It is often used in words like 进来 (to come in), 进步 (to make progress), and 进行 (to carry out). In modern Mandarin, it is pronounced jìn in the fourth tone.

Common Words

  • 进入jìn rùto enter; to go into
  • 进来jìn láito come in
  • 进去jìn qùto go in
  • 进步jìn bùto progress; improvement
  • 进展jìn zhǎnprogress; development
  • 进攻jìn gōngto attack; to assault (military/sports)
  • 进化jìn huàto evolve; evolution
  • 进口jìn kǒuto import; imported
  • 进修jìn xiūto take advanced studies; further study
  • 进取jìn qǔto be enterprising; to strive forward
  • 进程jìn chéngcourse; progress; (computing) process
  • 进度jìn dùrate of progress; schedule
  • 进账jìn zhàngincome; money credited to an account
  • 进屋jìn wūto enter a room/house
  • 进门jìn ménto enter a door; to enter a field of study or trade
  • 进场jìn chǎngto enter a venue; to go onto the field (sports, performance)
  • 进军jìn jūnto march (military); to advance into (a market/field)
  • 晋升jìn shēngto be promoted; promotion (often written 进升 in older/variant usage)
  • 前进qián jìnto advance; to move forward
  • 进而jìn érand then; thus; thereby
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