进 jìn▶ entrar

Stroke order

进 is written in 7 strokes.

• 进

Senses

1. to go forward
2. to advance
3. to go in
4. to enter
5. to put in
6. to submit
7. to take in
8. to admit
9. (math.) base of a number system
10. classifier for sections in a building or residential compound

Example sentences

• 请进！Qǐng jìn!Please come in!
• 他进房间了吗？Tā jìn fángjiān le ma?Did he enter the room?

Related words

• 进行en proceso de
• 促进Promover; Ascender
• 改进Mejora
• 进口Importado
• 进步progreso
• 上进Deseo de avanzar

进 is pronounced jìn and means “entrar”. HSK 2 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 进 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.