now, the present time
Animated Stroke Order 今
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HSK Vocabulary: 今
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 今 is used in context
1
jīn今
tiān天
tiān天
qì气
hěn很
hǎo好
。
The weather is very good today.
2
jīn今
nián年
wǒ我
jì计
huà划
qù去
lǚ旅
xíng行
。
I plan to travel this year.
3
rú如
jīn今
kē科
jì技
fā发
zhǎn展
hěn很
kuài快
。
Technology develops very fast nowadays.
4
jīn今
tiān天
shì是
xīng星
qī期
yī一
。
Today is Monday.
5
jīn今
tiān天
tiān天
qì气
hěn很
hǎo好
,
wǒ我
men们
qù去
gōng公
yuán园
wán玩
ba吧
。
The weather is nice today, let's go to the park.
6
jīn今
tiān天
de的
gōng工
zuò作
yǐ已
jīng经
wán完
chéng成
le了
,
kě可
yǐ以
zǎo早
diǎn点
huí回
jiā家
xiū休
xī息
。
Today's work is finished, so I can go home early to rest.
7
rú如
jīn今
shì是
chūn春
tiān天
。
Now it is spring.
8
rú如
jīn今
,
hěn很
duō多
rén人
yòng用
shǒu手
jī机
shàng上
wǎng网
。
Nowadays, many people use their phones to access the internet.
9
rú如
jīn今
,
suí随
zhe着
kē科
jì技
de的
fā发
zhǎn展
,
shēng生
huó活
biàn变
dé得
gèng更
jiā加
biàn便
lì利
。
Nowadays, with the development of technology, life has become more convenient.
10
wǒ我
zhì至
jīn今
jì记
de得
tā他
de的
míng名
zì字
。
I still remember his name to this day.
Information
Traditional今
Radical人
Strokes4
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#25
Zhuyinㄐㄧㄣ
Components—
UnicodeU+4ECA
CangjieOIN
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality