jìn

to go forward

to advance; to go in; to enter; to put in; to submit; to take in; to admit; (math.) base of a number system; classifier for sections in a building or residential compound

movement (辶) + sound (井) = to go forward, to enter

The movement radical 辶 carries the sense of advancing along a path — that is the whole meaning here. 井 mainly contributes the jìn sound rather than a semantic story.

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Words with 进

进一步

jìn yī bù

to go a step further

进京

jìn jīng

to enter the capital

进位法

jìn wèi fǎ

system of writing numbers to a base, such as decimal or binary (math)

进来

jìn lái

to come in

进修

jìn xiū

to undertake advanced studies

进价

jìn jià

opening price

进入

jìn rù

to enter

进出

jìn chū

to enter or exit

进出口

jìn chū kǒu

importation and exportation; import-export

进出境

jìn chū jìng

entering and leaving a country

进动

jìn dòng

precession (physics)

进化

jìn huà

evolution

More characters with 辶