近 jìn▶ close

Stroke order

近 is written in 7 strokes.

• 近

Senses

1. near
2. close to
3. approximately

Example sentences

• 我家离商店很近。Wǒ jiā lí shāngdiàn hěn jìn.My home is close to the store.
• 公司离这儿很近吗？Gōngsī lí zhèr hěn jìn ma?Is the company close to here?

Related words

• 最近lately
• 附近nearby
• 接近near
• 近代Modern
• 将近nearly
• 就近Nearby

近 is pronounced jìn and means “close”.

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