近

jìn = ji + (e)n4

near / close to / approximately

近 = 斤 + 辶 : Joan of Arc (ji) tries to lift two very heavy bar bells (斤) in the encampment's bathroom ((e)n4) while wearing gladiator sandals (辶). She cannot lift them even a little bit though; the bar bells are always very close (斤) to her gladiator sandals.

近 character breakdown

近
- 斤
  - 丅
    - 一
    - 丨
  - ⺁
    - 丿
- 辶

ji̅n = ji + (e)n1

catty / (PRC) weight equal to 500 g / (Tw) weight equal to 600 g / (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g

斤 = ⺁ + 丅 : Mnemonic symbol: barbells with 500g on each side.

Joan of Arc (ji) is lifting barbells (斤) in front of the encampment ((e)n1). Before each set she eats all the bananas from a banana tree (⺁) for the magnesium, and after each set she eats a T-bone steak (丅) for the protein.

chuò = chu + o4

to walk (side part of split character)

Chantal Chicken tries out her new gladiator sandals in the observatory's bathroom.

Characters with 近 as component

近 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 近

(in) the past few days / recently / (within) the next few days

for the past few years

shortcut / a quicker method

to approach / to press in

close neighbor

nearby

lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom); fig. using one's proximity to the powerful to obtain favor

recent year(s)

Near East

the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first (idiom) / to benefit from intimacy with an influential person

successive approximate values (idiom)

see 遠水救不了近火|远水救不了近火[yuan3 shui3 jiu4 bu5 liao3 jin4 huo3]

lit. distant water does not cure present thirst; fig. urgent need / a slow remedy does not address immediate needs

water in a distant place is of little use in putting out a fire right here / (fig.) a slow remedy does not address the current emergency

Sentences with 近

近 currently does not appear in any sentence.