Chinese symbol for “enter”
进入
jìn rù
Traditional: 進入
to enter; to go into
The closest CC-CEDICT match for enter is 进入 (jìn rù), defined as: to enter; to go into.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “enter”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 入 | rù | to enter; to go into; to join; to become a member of |
| 走进 (走進) | zǒu jìn | to enter; to step into |
| 驶入 (駛入) | shǐ rù | (of a car, ship, train etc) to enter |
| 进 (進) | jìn | to go forward; to advance |
| 跨足 | kuà zú | to enter (a new market etc) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 进入.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 进行 (進行) | jìn xíng | (of a process etc) to proceed; to be in progress; to be underway; (of people) to carry out; to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc) |
| 进一步 (進一步) | jìn yī bù | to go a step further; (develop, understand, improve etc) more; further |
| 促进 (促進) | cù jìn | to promote (an idea or cause); to advance; boost |
| 先进 (先進) | xiān jìn | sophisticated; advanced (technology etc); meritorious; exemplary (deeds etc) |
| 进步 (進步) | jìn bù | progress; improvement; to improve; to progress |
| 加入 | jiā rù | to become a member; to join |
| 收入 | shōu rù | to take in; income |
| 投入 | tóu rù | to throw into; to put into |
See also: Japanese symbol for “enter”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.