Mattie & Me · 进 / 近: how to tell them apart
Both have 辶. 进 has 井 (进来); 近 has 斤 (很近).
进 jìn — to enter
进
| 走进 | zǒu jìn | to walk into | 2A lesson 7 | |
| 伸进 | shēn jìn | to reach into | 3A lesson 8 | |
| 倒进 | dào jìn | to pour into | 3B lesson 17 | |
| 进一步 | jìn yí bù | to go a step further | 4A lesson 8 |
近 jìn — near
近
| 附近 | fù jìn | nearby; in the vicinity | 3A lesson 5 | |
| 最近 | zuì jìn | recently | 4A lesson 3 |