Memory phrase for the character: 進

進

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Meaning

go forward, advance

Pronunciation

 SHIN
susumu

Explanation

 Left: movement 辶, right: bird 隹

Mnemonic
 
(Birds can not fly backwards:) Birds move forward!

Radicals

辶 movementThe radical shinnyuu stands for movement and thus has the same meaning as the very similar radical ennyou 廴
隹 birdTwo characters are equally used for bird, namely 鳥 and 隹.
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 Vocabulary

進む すすむ  to make progress, to improve
進化 しんか  evolution, progress
行進 こうしん  march, parade
推進 すいしん  propulsion, driving force
進歩 しんぽ  progress, development
進行 しんこう  advance
進度 しんど  progress
進展 しんてん  progress, development
進学 しんがく  going on to university

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