What does 今 mean in Chinese?

今 (jīn) means "today; modern; present; current; this; now" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 1 word.

How do you pronounce 今?

今 is pronounced "jīn" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 1.

Common words with 今 include 今年 (this year), 今天 (today), 今后 (hereafter), 今日 (today), 今世 (this life).

今 has 4 strokes. Its radical is 人. You can view the stroke order animation on our stroke order tool.

今

jīn

today; modern; present; current

HSK 14 strokes

今 = 人 + 一

A person under a roof now — today, present

Radical: 人 (no. 9)Strokes: 4

今天天气好。

Jīntiān tiānqì hǎo

The weather is good today

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK
今年	jīn nián	this year	HSK 1
今天	jīn tiān	today	HSK 1
今后	jīn hòu	hereafter	HSK 2
今日	jīn rì	today	HSK 5
今世	jīn shì	this life
今井	Jīn jǐng	Imai (Japanese surname)
今人	jīn rén	modern people
今儿	jīn r	(coll.) today
今夜	jīn yè	tonight
今昔	jīn xī	past and present