入
to enter; to go into; to join; to become a member of; (bound form) to conform to (as in 入時|入时[ru4 shi2]); abbr. for 入聲|入声[ru4 sheng1]; (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri")
2 strokes
Dict coverage rank #217 U+5165
How 入 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
An arrow indicating "enter"
How to remember it
enter · Heisig RSH #693
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 入 as their sound component
These characters all use 入 (rù) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 入 sound component | rù | to enter, to come in; to join |
| 汆 | cuān | to parboil; to boil; a kettle of hot water |
Words containing 入
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 上天无路，入地无门 | shàng tiān wú lù , rù dì wú mén | lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom); fig. to be at the end o… |
| 上天入地 | shàng tiān rù dì | lit. to go up to heaven or down to Hades (idiom); fig. to go to great lengths; to search h… |
| 出入平安 | chū rù píng ān | lit. peace when you come or go; peace wherever you go |
| 出神入化 | chū shén rù huà | to reach perfection (idiom); a superb artistic achievement |
| 入海口 | rù hǎi kǒu | estuary |
| 出入口 | chū rù kǒu | gateway |
| 入学 | rù xué | to enter a school or college; to go to school for the first time as a child |
| 入风口 | rù fēng kǒu | air intake vent |
| 出入门 | chū rù mén | entrance and exit door |
| 出生入死 | chū shēng rù sǐ | from the cradle to the grave (idiom); to go through fire and water; brave; willing to risk… |
| 入木三分 | rù mù sān fēn | written in a forceful hand; penetrating; profound |
| 转入地下 | zhuǎn rù dì xià | to go underground; to turn to secret activities |
| 拉入 | lā rù | to pull into; to draw in |
| 入行 | rù háng | to enter a profession |
| 入会 | rù huì | to join a society, association etc |
| 入手 | rù shǒu | to begin (with ...) (typically used in a structure such as 從|从[cong2] + {noun} + 入手[ru4 sh… |
| 格格不入 | gé gé bù rù | (idiom) inharmonious; incompatible |
| 出入 | chū rù | to go out and come in; entrance and exit; expenditure and income; discrepancy; inconsisten… |
| 入口 | rù kǒu | entrance; to import |
| 入关学 | rù guān xué | theory proposed in 2019 on Chinese social media, centering on the idea of China replacing … |