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).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “import”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 输入 (輸入) | shū rù | to import; to input |
| 传入 (傳入) | chuán rù | to import; transmitted inwards |
| 入口 | rù kǒu | entrance; to import |
| 导入 (導入) | dǎo rù | to introduce into; to channel |
| 寓意 | yù yì | moral (of a story); lesson to be learned |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 进口.
| 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) |
| 进入 (進入) | jìn rù | to enter; to go into |
| 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 |
| 人口 | rén kǒu | population; people |
| 出口 | chū kǒu | an 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.