上进 shàngjìn Desire to advance

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Traditional: 上進

Stroke order

上进 is written in 10 strokes across 2 characters.

上进 — the Chinese character for Desire to advance (shàngjìn), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 上进 — Desire to advance

上 — 3 strokes
进 — 7 strokes

Senses

to make progress
to do better
fig. ambitious to improve oneself
to move forwards

Characters in 上进

上 shàng — (bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb; to get onto; to go up
进 jìn — to go forward; to advance; to go in

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

上进 is pronounced shàngjìn and means “Desire to advance”.

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