Definitions
(adverb)
now; present; current
Etymology
Depicts a closed mouth. Upside-down 曰. The meaning "now" is a phonetic loan.
About
The character 今, meaning "now" or "the present", derives from an early pictographic representation of a cover or lid, conveying the idea of the immediate moment as something that encloses or is at hand. Its structure evolved into a fixed form consisting of a horizontal stroke atop a component that resembles an inverted "A", though this modern shape is a stylized reduction from its original depiction. The meaning of 今 has consistently referred to the current time throughout its history, with no substantial semantic shifts from classical to modern usage.
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今天天气很好。
我今天去学校。
今天下午我有会议。
今年我二十岁了。
从今天开始我要学习中文。
今天的新闻很有意思。
今天比昨天更热。
鉴于今天的天气情况，我们决定取消户外活动。