入 (rù) is a Chinese character meaning “to enter”. It is written from 丿 (left-falling stroke) and 乀 (right-falling stroke), side by side, and takes 2 strokes.
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Structure
丿 + 乀
Left–right structure
Structure from: hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 modern glyph stroke inspection
Memory aid
A left-falling stroke (丿) meets a right-falling stroke (乀), forming 入: enter.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
2 strokes
In real words
- 入口rù kǒuentrance入 = rù
- 加入jiā rùto join入 = rù
- 入伍rù wǔto enlist in the army入 = rù
- 投入tóu rùto put into; to invest; to throw oneself into入 = rù
- 收入shōu rùincome; earnings; to take in入 = rù
- 闯入chuǎng rùto break into; to burst into; to intrude入 = rù
- 入侵rù qīnto invade; to intrude (also of a computer network)入 = rù
- 堕入duò rùto fall into; to sink into入 = rù
- 插入chā rùto insert; to put in入 = rù
- 渗入shèn rùto seep into; to permeate入 = rù
Go deeper
All readings
enter
to enter; to go into; to join
进入；由外面到里面；加入。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 入口rù kǒuentrance入 = rù
- 加入jiā rùto join入 = rù
- 入伍rù wǔto enlist in the army入 = rù
- 投入tóu rùto put into; to invest; to throw oneself into入 = rù
- 收入shōu rùincome; earnings; to take in入 = rù
- 闯入chuǎng rùto break into; to burst into; to intrude入 = rù
- 入侵rù qīnto invade; to intrude (also of a computer network)入 = rù
- 堕入duò rùto fall into; to sink into入 = rù
- 插入chā rùto insert; to put in入 = rù
- 渗入shèn rùto seep into; to permeate入 = rù
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 入 mean?
入 (rù) means to enter; to go into; to join.
How do you pronounce 入?
It is pronounced rù.
What parts is 入 made of?
丿 (left-falling stroke) and 乀 (right-falling stroke), side by side. The recorded source is: hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 modern glyph stroke inspection. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 入 have?
2. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 入?
入. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 入?
Common ones are 入口 and 加入. The reading of 入 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.