HSK 2 · Directions

近

jìn

near

Stroke order of 近

近 is written with 7 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

Walk '辶' just an axe '斤' throw away and you are already near.

Parts: 辶 walk + 斤 axe (phonetic)

Example sentence

我家离公司很近。

My home is very close to the company.

Words with 近

最近recently 近期near future; recently 将近nearly; almost 接近to approach; close to 附近nearby

More words: Directions

北方north; the North 南方south; the South 东方east; the East 西方west; the West 东北northeast 东南southeast 西北northwest 西南southwest 离from; away from 往towards 向towards; to face

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