jīn

now; this (day, year etc); the present time

HSK 1 #336

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 336th character
Radical ⼈ (9.2)
Strokes 4
Index # 144

Definitions

今 jīn
  1. 1. now
  2. 2. this (day, year etc)
  3. 3. the present time
  4. 4. current
  5. 5. contemporary

Stroke order

今 stroke order diagram
今 stroke order animation

Words containing 今

Word Meaning
(literary) this year
modern translation; modern language version
modern translation; modern language version
modern reading of a Chinese character
to borrow the past as a model for the present
to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)
to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)
Liu Guijin, Chinese diplomat on African affairs
Liu Guijin, Chinese diplomat on Sudan issues
erudite and informed
to revere the past and neglect the present (idiom)
at all times and in all places (idiom)
Ming short story collection Stories Old and New
Stories Old and New, Ming tale collection
Summary of Ancient and Modern Rhymes
Yuan dynasty Chinese rhyme dictionary
since ancient times; since times immemorial
Dae Chang Kum, a Korean Drama (GM)
Dae Chang Kum, a Korean Drama (GM)
to observe the present to study the past
to observe the present to study the past