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Chinese symbol for “import”

进口
jìn kǒu
Traditional: 進口
to import; imported; entrance; inlet (for the intake of air, water etc)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for import is 进口 (jìn kǒu), defined as: to import; imported; entrance; inlet (for the intake of air, water etc).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

进 jìn
to advance, to make progress; to come in, to enter
radical 162 ⾡ · 7 strokes
口 kǒu
mouth; entrance, gate, opening
radical 30 ⼝ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “import”

WordPinyinMeaning
输入 (輸入)shū rùto import; to input
传入 (傳入)chuán rùto import; transmitted inwards
入口rù kǒuentrance; to import
导入 (導入)dǎo rùto introduce into; to channel
寓意yù yìmoral (of a story); lesson to be learned

Related words

Other words that share a character with 进口.

WordPinyinMeaning
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)
进入 (進入)jìn rùto enter; to go into
进一步 (進一步)jìn yī bùto go a step further; (develop, understand, improve etc) more; further
促进 (促進)cù jìnto promote (an idea or cause); to advance; boost
先进 (先進)xiān jìnsophisticated; advanced (technology etc); meritorious; exemplary (deeds etc)
进步 (進步)jìn bùprogress; improvement; to improve; to progress
人口rén kǒupopulation; people
出口chū kǒuan exit; 个 (gè)

See also: Japanese symbol for “import”.

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.

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