进(jìn): to go forward
to go forward
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- jìn
- Meaning
- to 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 compound
- Strokes
- 7
- HSK level
- HSK 1
- Traditional
- 進
Origin & structure
Where 进 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 进 step by step
7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 进
Common words using 进 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
in sequence, step by step (idiom); to make steady progress incrementally
Open 循序渐进 page →shàng上jìn进
to make progress; to do better; fig. ambitious to improve oneself; to move …
Open 上进 page →Related characters
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