今天 (jīn tiān)

Character breakdown

• 今 (jīn) · 4 strokes

  Depicts a closed mouth. Upside-down 曰. The meaning "now" is a phonetic loan.

• 天 (tiān) · 4 strokes

  Depicts a person (大) with an emphasized head. Based on the original meaning "head". The meaning later shifted to "top", "high", and "sky".

Example sentences

1. 今天很热。 — It is very hot today.
2. 今天有风。 — It is windy today.
3. 今天下雪。 — It's snowy today.
4. 今天很冷。 — It's cold today.
5. 今天多云。 — It's cloudy today.

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