How to Write 近 (jìn) — Chinese Stroke Order

Meaning: near, close to, approximately · 7 strokes · HSK 2

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Step-by-step stroke order for 近

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Character facts

Character近
Pinyinjìn
Strokes7
HSK levelHSK 2
UnicodeU+8FD1

English meanings

Words with 近

WordPinyinMeaning
附近fù jìn(in the) vicinity; nearby
最近zuì jìnrecently; soon
近年来jìn nián láifor the past few years
接近jiē jìnto approach; to get close to
近代jìn dàithe not-very-distant past; modern times, excluding recent decades
近日jìn rì(in) the past few days; recently
近来jìn láirecently; lately
近期jìn qīnear in time; in the near future
靠近kào jìnnear; to approach
近似jìn sìsimilar; about the same as
相近xiāng jìnclose; similar to
逼近bī jìnto press on towards; to close in on

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