入(rù): to enter
HSK 22 strokes
to enter
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- rù
- Meaning
- to enter; to go into; to join; to become a member of; (bound form) to conform to (as in 入时); abbr. for 入声; (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri")
- Strokes
- 2
- HSK level
- HSK 2
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 入 comes from and how its parts fit together.
Ideograph
An arrow indicating "enter"
A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.
How to write 入 step by step
2 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 入
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