今天
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今天 (jīntiān) · today
今天 (jīntiān) means “today”. It is written with 2 characters: 今 (modern) + 天 (day). It is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 今天 is built
The characters
今 jīn · modern
What 今 is made of
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: A mouth 亼 talking about things (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
天 tiān · day
What 天 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: The heavens 一 above a man 大 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
今天是星期一。Jīntiān shì xīngqīyī.Today is Monday.
你今天忙吗？Nǐ jīntiān máng ma?Are you busy today?
Questions about 今天
What does 今天 mean?
今天 (jīntiān) means “today”.
How do you pronounce 今天?
今天 is pronounced jīntiān.
Which HSK level is 今天?
今天 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 1.
Related words
- 今年jīnniánthis year
- 今后jīnhòufrom now on
- 至今zhìjīnso far
- 如今rújīnnowadays
- 迄今为止qìjīnwéizhǐso far
- 白天báitiāndaytime
- 半天bàntiānhalf a day
- 后天hòutiānday after tomorrow
- 明天míngtiāntomorrow
- 前天qiántiānday before yesterday
Learn 今天 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 5: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.