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近 (jìn): Near — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 近

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How to write 近 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 近

近 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Semi-Enclosed
近
辶chuò · walk
斤jīn · axe
近=
4.

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5.

How to Use 近

Near in place

近 indicates physical or positional closeness, as in 附近 (nearby) and 接近 (to approach).

附近 • fù jìn • nearby • HSK 3
HSK 3
6.

HSK Vocabulary: 近

近年来 • jìn nián lái • for the past few years
HSK 3.0 · L5
jìn近
nián
7.

Example Sentences

zuì最
jìn近
tiān天
qì气
biàn变
de得
hěn

Information

Pinyinjìn
Meaningnear; close by
Strokes7
Radical辶
Traditional近
StructureSemi-Enclosed
Frequency#357
Zhuyinㄐㄧㄣˋ
UnicodeU+8FD1
CangjieYHML
辶chuò · walk
+斤jīn · axe

The movement component connects this character to going, coming, or travelling.

fù附
jìn近

nearby

接近 • jiē jìn • be close to; to approach • HSK 5
HSK 5
jiē接
jìn近

be close to; to approach

靠近 • kào jìn • to be close to • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
kào靠
jìn近

to be close to

就近 • jiù jìn • nearby; in the neighbourhood; without having to go far • HSK 6
HSK 6
jiù就
jìn近

nearby; in the neighbourhood; without having to go far

Near in time

近 refers to recent or upcoming time, as in 最近 (recently) and 近期 (near in time).

最近 • zuì jìn • recently • HSK 3
HSK 3
zuì最
jìn近

recently

近日 • jìn rì • (in) the past few days • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
jìn近
rì日

(in) the past few days

近期 • jìn qī • near in time • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
jìn近
qī期

near in time

近来 • jìn lái • recently; lately • HSK 6
HSK 6
jìn近
lái来

recently; lately

Abstract closeness

近 expresses closeness in relations or concepts, as in 近代 (modern times) and 近视 (shortsighted).

近代 • jìn dài • modern times • HSK 5
HSK 5
jìn近
dài代

modern times

将近 • jiāng jìn • be close to; almost; nearby • HSK 6
HSK 6
jiāng将
jìn近

be close to; almost; nearby

临近 • lín jìn • Near • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
lín临
jìn近

Near

近视 • jìn shì • shortsighted • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
jìn近
shì视

shortsighted

年
lái来

for the past few years

贴近 • tiē jìn • to press close to
HSK 3.0 · L6
tiē贴
jìn近

to press close to

急功近利 • jí gōng jìn lì • eager for quick success and instant benefits
HSK 6
jí急
gōng功
jìn近
lì利

eager for quick success and instant benefits

很
nuǎn暖
huo和
。

The weather has become very warm recently.

wǒ我
jīn今
nián年
jiāng将
jìn近
shí十
suì岁
。

I am nearly ten years old this year.

wǒ我
jiā家
lí离
xué学
xiào校
hěn很
jìn近
。

My home is very close to the school.

wǒ我
jiā家
fù附
jìn近
yǒu有
yí一
gè个
gōng公
yuán园
。

There is a park near my home.

qǐng请
fā发
yī一
zhāng张
nǐ你
de的
jìn近
zhào照
。

Please send a recent photo of you.

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