近

近
jìn = ji + (e)n4
near / close to / approximately
近 = 斤 + 辶 : Joan of Arc (ji) tries to lift two very heavy bar bells (斤) in the encampment's bathroom ((e)n4) while wearing gladiator sandals (辶). She cannot lift them even a little bit though; the bar bells are always very close (斤) to her gladiator sandals.

近 character breakdown

斤
ji̅n = ji + (e)n1
catty / (PRC) weight equal to 500 g / (Tw) weight equal to 600 g / (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g
斤 = ⺁ + 丅 : Mnemonic symbol: barbells with 500g on each side.

Joan of Arc (ji) is lifting barbells (斤) in front of the encampment ((e)n1). Before each set she eats all the bananas from a banana tree (⺁) for the magnesium, and after each set she eats a T-bone steak (丅) for the protein.
辶
chuò = chu + o4
to walk (side part of split character)
Chantal Chicken tries out her new gladiator sandals in the observatory's bathroom.

Characters with 近 as component

近 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 近

安
乃
近
analgin (loanword)
假
假
性
性
近
近
视
視
pseudomyopia
傍
近
to be close to
凡
近
with little learning
切
近
very close / touching / very appropriate
四
近
nearby
套
近
乎
to worm one's way into being friends with sb (usually derogatory)
好
好
学
學
近
近
乎
乎
知
知
，
，
,
力
力
行
行
近
近
乎
乎
仁
仁
，
，
,
知
知
耻
恥
近
近
乎
乎
勇
勇
to love learning is akin to knowledge, to study diligently is akin to benevolence, to know shame is akin to courage (Confucius)
切
近
close; near / similar to
人
人
无
無
远
遠
虑
慮
，
，
,
必
必
有
有
近
近
忧
憂
He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects). / Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.

Sentences with 近

近 currently does not appear in any sentence.