进 (jìn) · to enter

进 (jìn) means “to enter”. It is made of 辶 + 井 and has 7 strokes, and is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).

Break 进 into its parts

What 进 is made of

• 辶 — walking, moving
• 井 jǐng — well
  • 二 — two strokes
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
    • 一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 井 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

进 stroke order

Example sentences

Words with 进

• 进来jìnláito come in
• 进去jìnqùto go in
• 请进qǐngjìnplease come in
• 进入jìnrùto enter
• 进行jìnxíngto carry out
• 走进zǒujìnto walk into
• 改进gǎijìnto improve
• 进步jìnbùto make progress
• 进一步jìnyībùfurther
• 进展jìnzhǎnprogress
• 前进qiánjìnto go forward
• 推进tuījìnto push forward
• 先进xiānjìnadvanced
• 促进cùjìnto promote
• 进口jìnkǒuto import
• 引进yǐnjìnto introduce (from outside)
• 进而jìn'érand then
• 进攻jìngōngto attack
• 进化jìnhuàevolution
• 上进shàngjìnto make progress
• 循序渐进xúnxùjiànjìnstep by step

Also built with 辶

• 巡xúnto cruise
• 边biānside
• 辽liáodistant
• 达dáto reach
• 迁qiānto shift
• 迄qìto extend
• 迅xùnquick
• 过guòto pass
• 迈màito step
• 迎yíngto welcome
• 运yùnto run
• 近jìnnear

Quick facts

Questions about 进