near / close to / approximately

= + : 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

catty / (PRC) weight equal to 500 g / (Tw) weight equal to 600 g / (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g

= + : 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.
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

recently / lately
to be almost within reach / to be close at hand
modern history (for China, from the Opium Wars until the fall of the Qing Dynasty, i.e. mid-19th to early 20th century)
modern history and contemporary history
immediate cause / proximate cause
near ancient history (often taken to mean Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing times)
(computing) near-field communication (NFC)
(Tw) (computing) near-field communication (NFC)

Sentences with 近

近 currently does not appear in any sentence.