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rù — to enter; to go into; to join; to become a member of

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Where it comes from

A shape narrowing to a point, like something going in. It is worth writing beside 人 until the difference is automatic: in 入 the left stroke starts the character, in 人 the right one does.

Words it turns up in

入住入口加入

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