今

jīn

now, today, modern era

How to write 今, stroke by stroke

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

Ideographic: A mouth 亼 talking about things

Made of 人

今天jīn tiāntoday; the present time; now
今晚jīn wǎntonight
今年jīn niánthis year
如今rú jīnnowadays; now
今日jīn rìtoday
今早jīn zǎothis morning
至今zhì jīnso far; to this day; until now
今后jīn hòuhereafter; henceforth; in the future; from now on
今夜jīn yètonight; this evening
当今dāng jīnthe present time; (old) (in reference to the reigning monarch) His Majesty
今儿jīn r(coll.) today
现今xiàn jīnnow; nowadays; modern

我在想你今天会不会来。
wǒ zài xiǎng nǐ jīn tiān huì bu huì lái 。
I was wondering if you were going to show up today.
我们今年和不少强队交过手。
wǒ men jīn nián hé bù shǎo qiáng duì jiāo guò shǒu 。
We've been matched up with some strong teams this year.
今晚你可以在他家联络到他。
jīn wǎn nǐ kě yǐ zài tā jiā lián luò dào tā 。
You can get in touch with him at his home tonight.
你今早为什么迟到了？
nǐ jīn zǎo wèi shén me chí dào le ？
Why were you late this morning?
城堡如今已经成了废墟。
chéng bǎo rú jīn yǐ jīng chéng le fèi xū 。
The castle is now in ruins.