TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
進
進 ＝ 辶 ＋ 隹
ㄐㄧㄣˋ · jìn
verb — to advance; to enter
字源 FORM — what the parts do
辶義a step on the road
隹義a short-tailed bird
A step on the road (辶) and a bird (隹). The old graph carries two tellings: a bird that only hops forward, never back — or 隹 lending its old sound to the walking foot. Either way the word points one direction: 進來、前進、進步.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
麻雀（隹）在地上一跳一跳，全是往前——牠不會倒退著跳。
A sparrow (隹) hops and hops along the ground — always forward; it cannot hop back.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)前進— to advance常用
→進來、進入— to come in, enter
⇒進步、進行— to progress; to carry forward
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension