今 Stroke Order — How to Write 今
今 is written in 4 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 人, then complete the remaining strokes.
Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.
今 Radical and Character Components
今 is an ideographic compound. A mouth 亼 talking about things.
Radical: 人 + 2 more strokes
今 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- jīn
Meanings of 今 in Chinese
jīn今
Common Words and Phrases with 今
More words with 今
- zhì至jīn今up to now; to this day; so far
- ér而jīn今now; at present
- jù距jīn今From now; ago; since now.
- xiàn现jīn今nowadays; at present
- yú于jīn今up to the present; nowadays
- qì迄jīn今up to now; so far; hitherto
- jīn今rì日Today, This day
- jīn今wǎn晚tonight
- xiàn现ér而jīn今now; at present; nowadays
- rú如jīn今nowadays, at present
- jīn今zǎo早this morning
- dāng当jīn今Nowadays, Currently
- jīn今chén晨this morning
- jīn今yè夜Tonight, This night
- gǔ古jīn今past and present, ancient and modern
- jīn今nián年xià夏tiān天this summer
- jīn今tiān天wǎn晚shang上tonight, this evening
- jīn今tiān天xià下wǔ午this afternoon
- jīn今tiān天zǎo早shang上this morning
- jīn今nián年chūn春tiān天this spring, spring this year
Idioms with 今
- jīn今gǔ古qí奇guān观wonders of all ages
- jīn今shēng生jīn今shì世in this life
- bó博gǔ古tōng通jīn今knowledgeable about past and present
- bó博lǎn览gǔ古jīn今well-read in ancient and modern times
- fēi非xī昔shì是jīn今reject past views for present ones
- fǔ抚jīn今zhuī追xī昔Contemplate present, recall past
- gǎn感jīn今huái怀xī昔Nostalgic for the past, moved by the present
- gèn亘gǔ古tōng通jīn今Spanning all ages
- gǔ古jīn今zhōng中wài外all times and all places
- gǔ古wǎng往jīn今lái来from ancient times to the present
- gǔ古wéi为jīn今yòng用make the past serve the present
- guàn贯chuān穿jīn今gǔ古Spanning ancient and modern times
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Open the tool →Questions about 今
What does 今 mean in Chinese?
今 (jīn) means “Now” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 今?
今 is pronounced jīn in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 今 have?
今 has 4 strokes.
How do you write 今?
今 is written in 4 strokes, starting from the radical 人. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 今?
The radical of 今 is 人, and 今 is an ideographic compound.