Definitions
(adverb)
now; present; current
Etymology
Depicts a closed mouth. Upside-down 曰. The meaning "now" is a phonetic loan.
About
The character 今 (jīn) is an ideogram representing the present, encompassing the current day, time, and modern era. Its structure is often analyzed as containing 亼 (jí), meaning "to gather", placed above a symbol that indicates the current moment. The original meaning was closely tied to this notion of immediacy.
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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。