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近 - jìn

near, close; approach; intimate

near, close; approach; intimate

How to read 近

Click 近 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinjìn
Englishnear, close; approach; intimate
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

近乎 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 近人. Please read 近代 one more time.

Common words with this character

close to; intimate
contemporary; modern person; close friend
the not-very-distant past; modern times, excluding recent decades; the period from the Opium Wars until the May 4th Movement
to approximate; to be similar

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 近 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 近乎 and 近人 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 近.