Meaning
today; modern; present; current; this; now
Chinese: 现在、今天。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “jin” becomes a different word in each tone. 今 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 今天jīn tiāntoday; the present time; now
- 今年jīn niánthis year
- 今后jīn hòuhereafter; henceforth; in the future; from now on
- 至今zhì jīnso far; to this day; until now
- 如今rú jīnnowadays; now
More Words
Example Sentence
今天是个特别的日子。Jīn tiān shì ge tè bié de rì zi.Today is a special day.
今天Jīn tiāntoday是shìis个ge(measure word)特别tè biéunusual的deof日子rì ziday。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
An old graph close to 亼 (a cover): ‘the present, now, today, this (time)’ (今天, 现在, 至今). It is the opposite of 古 (ancient).
A way to remember it
‘Now / today / this’: 今天 (today), 今年 (this year).
Easy to confuse with
- 令‘Order’: a similar 人-top, but with an extra stroke below.