jìn
adjective HSK 2 #1,100

Meanings

  1. 1 near
  2. 2 close

Examples

Xuéxiào lí wǒ jiā hěn jìn.
The school is very close to my home.
Zuìjìn nǐ zěnmeyàng?
How have you been recently?
Zǒu jìn yīdiǎn kàn.
Come closer to look.

Tips

usage
Opposite is (far). 最近 = recently/lately — one of the most common words using .
grammar
Pattern: A B = A is very close to B.

Components

radical
chuò
walk; movement (radical form)
Walking radical wraps around the bottom-left — the indexing radical. Marks as a spatial/distance term involving travel. Pairs neatly with (far), and joins the family of motion verbs (enter), 退 (retreat), (this). Always written last in the stroke order.
phonetic
jīn
axe; catty (here phonetic)
Inner supplies the sound — jīn → jìn, only tone differs. originally pictured an axe (now also a weight unit, half a kilogram). Pure phonetic loan; the axe meaning isn't active here. Same phonetic in (listen), (analyze), (delight).

Stroke Order

jìn