今

jīn

㇇ + 亽

Definitions

jīn (adverb) now; present; current

Etymology

Depicts a closed mouth. Upside-down 曰. The meaning "now" is a phonetic loan.

About

今 (jīn) depicts a closed mouth, an inverted form of 曰. This image was phonetically borrowed to mean "now", encompassing the present moment, the current day, and the modern era.

Etymology Hide

Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

今天天气很好。

Jīntiān tiānqì hěn hǎo.

The weather is very good today.

我今天去学校。

Wǒ jīntiān qù xuéxiào.

I am going to school today.

今天下午我有会议。

Jīntiān xiàwǔ wǒ yǒu huìyì.

I have a meeting this afternoon.

今年我二十岁了。

Jīnnián wǒ èrshí suì le.

I am twenty years old this year.

从今天开始我要学习中文。

Cóng jīntiān kāishǐ wǒ yào xuéxí Zhōngwén.

From today on, I will study Chinese.

今天的新闻很有意思。

Jīntiān de xīnwén hěn yǒu yìsi.

Today's news is very interesting.

今天比昨天更热。

Jīntiān bǐ zuótiān gèng rè.

Today is hotter than yesterday.

鉴于今天的天气情况，我们决定取消户外活动。

Jiànyú jīntiān de tiānqì qíngkuàng, wǒmen juédìng qǔxiāo hùwài huódòng.

Considering today's weather conditions, we decided to cancel the outdoor activity.

Related Characters

Composed characters:

Component: ㇇

Component: 亽

今