今 (gam1 | jin1) : current, now

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今

gam1

jin1

[1] present; recent; modern [2] now; currently; presently; nowadays [3] immediately; right away

Stroke count: 4

Level: 1

Radical: 亻 (#9)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

今

Don't confuse with:
令

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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今日 gam1 jat6 jin1 ri4 = today

今天 gam1 tin1 jin1 tian1 = today 國

今年 gam1 nin4 jin1 nian2 = this year

今晚 gam1 maan5/maan5*1 jin1 wan3 = tonight

今個月 gam1 go3 jyut6 = this month 粵

今朝 gam1 ziu1 jin1 zhao1 = this morning

今後 gam1 hau6 jin1 hou4 = henceforth

今次 gam1 ci3 = this time 粵

今期 gam1 kei4 jin1 qi1 (PRC), jin1 qi2 (Taiwan) = current issue, term, etc...

如今 jyu4 gam1 ru2 jin1 = now; this instance
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我今年八歲。
I'm eight this year.

你今日打算去邊度呀？粵
Where do you plan on going today?

今日過成點呀? 粵
How was your day today?

我今日未食早餐粵
I haven't eaten breakfast yet today

我今日唔會食早餐粵
Today I'm not going to eat breakfast

我係今日返屋企嘅粵
I'm going home today.
[the "today" is emphasized by the use of 係 in front of it, and the use of the final particle 嘅. Pronouncing 嘅 as ge2 would add a sense of puzzlement about the situation.]

今日星期幾？粵
What is the day (of today)?
[The answer will be: 今日星期一/二/三/... (gam1 jat6 sing1 kei4 jat1 / ji6 / saam1 / ...) ]

今日幾多號？粵
What is the date (of today)?
[The possible response will be: 今日|the date|號。 e.g. 今日十二號。 gam1 jat6 sap6 ji6 hou4 。]

今日天氣好好。粵
Today's weather is nice.

今晚食乜餸？粵
What are the side dishes for dinner?

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 今
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