晋 jìn to advance
to advance; to promote
怎么记住“晋”: 亚 Asia + 日 sun = to advance. After finishing second in their Asia Cup group under a burning sun, the girls' football team cheers, because they still get to advance.
部件结构
会意 · Meaning + meaning
originally 臸 + 日
Two or more parts whose meanings together make the new meaning.
晋 = 亚 Asia + 日 sun
- 亚 Asia shape only
- 日 sun meaning
After finishing second in their Asia Cup group under a burning sun, the girls' football team cheers, because they still get to advance.
How it came to be
The full form puts the sign for arriving above the sun, for moving forward.
用法
- To advance to a higher rank: 晋升 (jìnshēng) to be promoted (in a job), 晋级 (jìnjí) to advance a level (in competition/rank).
- Also the Jin dynasty and the byname of Shanxi province. The promotion sense is the everyday one.