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| Simplified Chinese version |
| 進 U+9032 |  Seal script |  Jinwen |  Jianbo | 进 Simplified character | 𨗃 Semantic variant | 𨙟 Semantic variant |
| Radical: | 辵+ 8 strokes = 12 strokes total. |
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| References: | Guangyun: p.393#38 Kangxi: p.1259#30 Cihai: p.1322r2c03 GSR: 379.a Hanyu: v6,p3851#05 |
| Composition: | Bottom-left: 辶, top-right: 隹. Component of: 𬿫 𭗝 𭞷 𭢜 𣛎 𦻗 璡 𬔀 䗯 𥳟 𧾄 |
| Mandarin: | jìn ㄐㄧㄣˋ |
| Cantonese: | zeon3 |
| Tang reconstruction: | *tzìn |
| Shuowen: | 《辵部》进：登也。从辵，閵省声。 |
| Guangyun: | 《广韵·去声·震·晋》进：前也，善也，𦫵也，登也，又姓出何氏姓苑。 |
| Kangxi: | 《康熙字典·辵部·八》进：〔古文〕𨙟𨗃《唐韵》《集韵》《韵会》《正韵》𠀤卽刃切，音晋。《说文》登也。《玉篇》升也。《广韵》前也。《礼·曲礼》遭先生于道，趋而进。《表记》君子三揖而进。《注》人之相见，三揖三让，以升賔阶。《书·盘庚》乃登进厥民。《疏》延之使前而告之也。又《正韵》荐也。《礼·儒行》推贤而进达之。又《正韵》效也。《礼·乐记》礼减而进，以进爲文。《注》自勉强也。《易·乾卦》君子进德修业，欲及时也。又近也。《礼·檀弓》兄弟之子犹子也。盖引而进之也。又进士。《礼·王制》大乐正论造士之秀者，以告于王，而升诸司马，曰进士。《注》进士，可进而受爵禄也。又特进。《后汉·和帝纪》赐诸侯王公将军特进。《注》诸侯功德优盛，朝廷所敬异者赐位特进。又与餕同。《礼·祭统》百官进彻之。《注》进同餕。又《字汇补》与尽同。《列子·黄帝篇》竭聪明，进智力。又通作荐。《列子·汤问篇》穆王荐之，张注荐当作进。又《集韵》徐刃切《正韵》齐进切。𠀤与赆同。会礼也。《前汉·高帝纪》萧何爲主吏主进。《注》主赋敛礼钱也。师古曰：进本作赆，声转爲进。又叶资辛切，音津。《扬子·太𤣥经》阳引而进，物出溱溱。 考证：〔《唐韵》《集韵》《韵会》《正韵》𠀤郎刃切，音晋。〕谨照原文郎改卽。〔《列子·汤问篇》王荐而问之。《注》荐，犹进也。〕谨照原文改穆王荐之，张注荐当作进。〔《史记·高帝纪》萧何爲主吏主进。《注》主赋敛礼钱也。师古曰，进，本作赆，声转爲进。〕谨按所引系前汉书注，则正文亦当引前汉书。史记改前汉。 |
| Fanqie: | 即刃 (《广韵·去声·震·晋》) |
| Unihan definition: | advance, make progress, enter |
Example usage
| 《论语·雍也》: | 将入门，策其马，曰：‘非敢后也，马不进也。’ |
| When they were about to enter the gate, he whipped up his horse, saying, 'It is not that I dare to be last. My horse would not advance.' | |
| 《孟子·尽心上》: | 其进锐者，其退速。 |
| He who advances with precipitation will retire with speed. | |
| 《礼记·投壶》: | 已拜，受矢，进即两楹间，退反位，揖宾就筵。 |
| (The host) having bowed, and received the arrows (for himself), advances to the space between the two pillars. He then retires, and returns to his station, motioning also to the guest to go to his mat (for pitching from). | |
| 《孝经·事君》: | 子曰：“君子之事上也，进思尽忠，退思补过，将顺其美，匡救其恶，故上下能相亲也。” |
| The Master said, "The superior man serves his ruler in such a way that, when at court in his presence, his thought is how to discharge his loyal duty to the utmost, and when he retires from it, his thought is how to amend his errors. He carries out with deference the measures springing from his excellent qualities and rectifies him (only) to save him from what are evil. Hence, as the superior and inferior, they are able to have an affection for each other." | |
| 《扬子法言》: | 或问“进”。 |
| Someone asked about advancing. | |
| 《庄子·养生主》: | 庖丁释刀对曰：“臣之所好者道也，进乎技矣。” |
| (Having finished his operation), the cook laid down his knife, and replied to the remark, 'What your servant loves is the method of the Dao, something in advance of any art.' | |
| 《道德经》: | 进道若退。 |
| Who progress in it makes, seems drawing back. | |
| 《商君书·农战》: | 是故进则曲主，退则虑所以实其私，然则下卖权矣。 |
| With the result that at court they deceive their ruler and, retiring from court, they think of nothing but of how to realize their selfish interests and thus sell power to their inferiors. | |
| 《孙子兵法·谋攻》: | 故军之所以患于君者三：不知三军之不可以进，而谓之进。 |
| There are three ways in which a ruler can bring misfortune upon his army: (1) By commanding the army to advance, being ignorant of the fact that it cannot advance. | |
| 《荀子·大略》: | 然而非礼不进，非义不受，安取此？ |
| 《说苑·君道》: | 既成威德，民亲以服，清白上通，巧佞下塞，谏者得进，忠信乃畜。 |
| 《春秋繁露·精华》: | 又曰：大夫以君命出，进退在大夫也。 |
| 《韩诗外传·卷一》: | 容貌态度，进退移步，由礼则夷国。 |
| 《大戴礼记》: | 寡人欲问，不得其辞，请少进。 |
| 《白虎通德论·爵》: | 五十里有两爵者，所以加勉进人也。 |
| 《新书·大政上》: | 故其民之为其上也，接敌而喜，进而不能止，敌人必骇，战由此胜也。 |
| 《新序·善谋下》: | 使者至，韩信、彭越皆喜，报曰：“请今进兵。” |
| 《中论·虚道》: | 夫酒食、人之所爱者也，而人相见莫不进焉，不吝于所爱者，以彼之嗜之也，使嗜者甚于酒食，人岂爱之？ |
| 《孔子家语·相鲁》: | 孔子历阶而进，以公退。 |
| 《潜夫论·赞学》: | 是以“君子终日乾乾，进德修业者”，非直为博己而已也，盖乃思述祖考之令问，而以显父母也 |
| 《论衡·命禄》: | 性命有贵贱，才不能进退。 |
| 《太玄经·𤕠》: | 阳气强内而弱外，物咸扶𤕠而进乎大。 |
| 《风俗通义》: | 私惧后进，益以迷昧，聊以不才，举尔所知，方以类聚，凡一十卷，谓之《风俗通义》。 |
| 《孔丛子·广诂》: | 生、造、奏、诣，进也。 |
| 《申鉴·政体》: | 一曰不知，二曰不进，三曰不任，四曰不终，五曰以小怨弃大德，六曰以小过黜大功，七曰以小失掩大美，八曰以奸讦伤忠正，九曰以邪说乱正度，十曰以谗嫉废贤能。 |
| 《忠经·报国章》: | 进得其才，君可端拱。 |
| 《新语·道基》: | 圣人王世，贤者建功，汤举伊尹，周任吕望，行合天地，德配阴阳，承天诛恶，克暴除殃，将气养物，明□设光，耳听八极，目覩四方，忠进谗退，直立邪亡，道行奸止，不得两张，□本理，杜渐消萌。 |
| 《独断·卷上》: | 印曰“玺”，所至曰“幸”，所进曰“御”。 |
| 《蔡中郎集·独断》: | 珠冕、爵冔收、通天冠、进贤冠、长冠、缁布冠、委貌冠、皮弁、惠文冠，古者天子冠所加者，其次在汉礼。 |
| 《墨子·经下》: | 宇进无近，说在敷。 |
| 《列子·天瑞》: | 终进乎？ |
| 《鶡冠子·道端》: | 天不开门户，使下相害也，进贤受上赏，则下不相蔽，不待事人贤士显不蔽之功，则任事之人莫不尽忠，乡曲慕义，化坐自端，此其道之所致德之所成也。 |
| 《文子·精诚》: | 至人潜行，譬犹雷霆之藏也，随时而举事，因资而立功，进退无难，无所不通。 |
| 《文始真经·一宇》: | 圣人不见己进道，己退道。 |
| 《老子河上公章句》: | 言世俗人荒乱，欲进学为文，未央止也。 |
| 《韩非子·存韩》: | 夫进而击赵不能取，退而攻韩弗能拔，则陷锐之卒，勤于野战，负任之旅，罢于内攻，则合群苦弱以敌而共二万乘，非所以亡赵之心也。 |
| 《申不害·大体》: | 是以明君使其臣并进辐凑，莫得专君焉。 |
| 《慎子·逸文》: | 昔者，天子手能衣而宰夫设服，足能行而相者导进，口能言而行人称辞，故无失言失礼也。 |
| 《谏逐客书》: | 所以饰后宫充下陈娱心意说耳目者，必出于秦然后可，则是宛珠之簪，傅玑之珥，阿缟之衣，锦绣之饰不进于前，而随俗雅化佳冶窈窕赵女不立于侧也。 |
| 《管子·轻重甲》: | 枪然击金，士帅然厕，桐鼓从之，舆死扶伤，争进而无止，口满用，手满钱，非大父母之仇也，重禄重赏之所使也。 |
| 《吴子·图国》: | 若以备进战退守，而不求能用者，譬犹伏鸡之搏狸，乳犬之犯虎，虽有斗心，随之死矣。 |
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