近 jìn near
Made up of [辶 chuò walking radical 162, 斤 jīn axe; measure of weight; kati radical 69]Made with 7 strokes.
Ancient small seal form 
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Also uses 辶 chuò component: 边 biān (side) 道 dào (road) ; 逢 féng (to meet by chance) ; 过 guò (past) ; 还 hái (still) ; 进 jìn (to advance) ; 连 lián (to link) ; 辽 liáo (distant) ; 迷 mí (to bewilder) ; 谜 mí (riddle) ; 通 tōng (open) ; 迎 yíng (welcome) ; 遇 yù (to meet) ; 远 yuǎn (far) ; 运 yùn (to move) ; 这 zhè (this)
Also uses 斤 jīn component: 听 tīng (to listen) 新 xīn (new)
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晋 jìn ; 进 jìn (to advance) ; 禁 jìn (to prohibit)Different tone
津 jīn (ferry crossing) ; 金 jīn (metal) ; 今 jīn (modern) ; 斤 jīn (axe) ; 巾 jīn (scarf) ; 钅 jīn (metal)Pronunciation
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习近平 Xi JinpingProverbs
近朱者赤,近墨者黑 jìn zhū zhě chì, jìn mò zhě hēi Taking on the color of the company kept. Adapt to surroundings远水救不了近火 yuǎn shuǐ jiǔ bù liaǒ huǒ There is no point in waiting for far off help. Get to it and solve the problem now
近水楼台先得月 jìn shuǐ lóu tái xiān dé yuè An allusion to the wisdom of having friends in high circles that often results in benefits.