今(jīn): now
HSK 14 strokes
now
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- jīn
- Meaning
- now; the present time; current; contemporary; this (day, year etc)
- Strokes
- 4
- HSK level
- HSK 1
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 今 comes from and how its parts fit together.
Ideograph
⿱人？A mouth 亼 talking about things
A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.
Made of
Parts are arranged top to bottom.
How to write 今 step by step
4 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 今
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