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Chinese symbol for “nowadays”

如今
rú jīn
nowadays; now

The closest CC-CEDICT match for nowadays is 如今 (rú jīn), defined as: nowadays; now.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

如 rú
as, as if, like, such as, supposing
radical 38 ⼥ · 6 strokes
今 jīn
modern, current; today, now
radical 9 ⼈ · 4 strokes

Other Chinese words for “nowadays”

WordPinyinMeaning
现如今 (現如今)xiàn rú jīnnowadays; now
这年头 (這年頭)zhè nián tou(coll.) nowadays
现今 (現今)xiàn jīnnow; nowadays
目今mù jīnnowadays; at present
晚世wǎn shìnowadays

Related words

Other words that share a character with 如今.

WordPinyinMeaning
如果rú guǒif; in case; in the event that
如何rú héhow; what way
如此rú cǐlike this; so; such
例如lì rúfor example; for instance; such as
比如bǐ rúfor example; for instance; such as
今天jīn tiāntoday; the present time; now
今年jīn niánthis year
今日jīn rìtoday

See also: Japanese symbol for “nowadays”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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