CHINESE CHARACTER

今 (jīn): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

jīn

modern, current; today, now

HSK 14 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

人

Primary radical

人 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 今.

人

Visible components

今 is decomposed as ⿱人？.

STROKES · 4

Write 今 in 4 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 今

今年jīnnián

HSK 1 · this year

今天jīntiān

HSK 1 · today; the present time; now

今后jīnhòu

HSK 4 · hereafter; henceforth; in the future; from now on

今日jīnrì

HSK 5 · today

如今rújīn

HSK 5 · nowadays; now

至今zhìjīn

HSK 5 · so far; to this day; until now

Examples using 今

今年

今年夏天很冷。

Jīn nián xià tiān hěn lěng。

Summer is cold this year.

今天

我今天忙。

Wǒ jīn tiān máng。

I'm busy today.

今后

我对自己发誓今后不会再那么做。

Wǒ duì zì jǐ fā shì jīn hòu bú huì zài nà yāo zuò。

I promised myself that I would never do that again.

FAQ

What does 今 (jīn) mean in Chinese?

modern, current; today, now

How do you write 今 in stroke order?

今 has 4 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 今?

人 is the radical in 今. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 今?

今年 (jīnnián): this year; 今天 (jīntiān): today; the present time; now; 今后 (jīnhòu): hereafter; henceforth; in the future; from now on.