今 — Chinese character
今
jīn
modern, current; today, now
- Pinyin
- jīn
- Radical
- 9 ⼈ (Man)
- Strokes
- 4
- Components
- 人
- Formation
- ideographic — A mouth 亼 talking about things
- Japanese
- 今 as a kanji
Common words with 今
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 今天 | jīn tiān | today; the present time; now |
| 今年 | jīn nián | this year |
| 今日 | jīn rì | today |
| 至今 | zhì jīn | so far; to this day |
| 如今 | rú jīn | nowadays; now |
| 今晚 | jīn wǎn | tonight |
| 今后 (今後) | jīn hòu | hereafter; henceforth |
| 当今 (當今) | dāng jīn | the present time; (old) (in reference to the reigning monarch) His Majesty |
| 现今 (現今) | xiàn jīn | now; nowadays |
| 迄今 | qì jīn | so far; to date |
| 今夜 | jīn yè | tonight; this evening |
| 古今 | gǔ jīn | then and now; ancient and modern |
English words written with 今
今 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 3 · Analects 26 · Mencius 107 · Zhuangzi 173 · Doctrine of the Mean 7
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 14
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 21
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 67
- Analects 2.7
- Analects 5.9
- Analects 6.2
- Analects 6.10
- Analects 6.14
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